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4. P. D. Maker, R. W. Terhune, and C. M. Savage, "Intensity-dependent changes in the refractive index of liquids," Phys. Rev. Lett. 12, 507-509 (1964). [CrossRef]
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6. M. Sheik-Bahae, A. A. Said, T. H. Vei, D. J. Hagan, and E. W. Van Stryland, "Sensitive measurement of optical nonlinearities using a single beam," IEEE J. Quantum Electron. 26, 760-769 (1990). [CrossRef]
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8. T. Xia, D. J. Hagan, M. Sheik-Bahae, and E. W. Van Stryland, "Eclipsing Z-scan measurement of Lambda/104 wave-front distortion," Opt. Lett. 19, 317-319 (1994). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
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11. M. Lefkir and G. Rivoire, "Influence of transverse effects on measurements of third-order nonlinear susceptibility by self-induced polarization state changes," J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 14, 2856-2864 (1997). [CrossRef]
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Appl. Phys. Lett.

• W. Zhao and P. Palffy-Muhoray, "Z-scan technique using top-hat beams," Appl. Phys. Lett. 63, 1613-1615 (1993). [CrossRef]

IEEE J. Quantum Electron.

• S. R. Friberg and P. W. Smith, "Nonlinear optical glasses for ultrafast optical switches," IEEE J. Quantum Electron. QE-23, 2089-2094 (1987). [CrossRef]
• M. Sheik-Bahae, A. A. Said, T. H. Vei, D. J. Hagan, and E. W. Van Stryland, "Sensitive measurement of optical nonlinearities using a single beam," IEEE J. Quantum Electron. 26, 760-769 (1990). [CrossRef]

J. Opt. Soc. Am. B

• G. Boudebs, M. Chis, and J. P. Bourdin, "Third-order susceptibility measurements by nonlinear image processing," J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 13, 1450-1456 (1996). [CrossRef]
• A. J. Van Wonderen, "Influence of transverse effects on self-induced polarization changes in an isotropic Kerr medium," J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 14, 1118-1130 (1997). [CrossRef]
• M. Lefkir and G. Rivoire, "Influence of transverse effects on measurements of third-order nonlinear susceptibility by self-induced polarization state changes," J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 14, 2856-2864 (1997). [CrossRef]

Opt. Lett.

• T. Xia, D. J. Hagan, M. Sheik-Bahae, and E. W. Van Stryland, "Eclipsing Z-scan measurement of Lambda/104 wave-front distortion," Opt. Lett. 19, 317-319 (1994). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

Phys. Rev.

• P. D. Maker and R. W. Terhune, "Study of optical effects due to an induced polarization third order in the electric field strength," Phys. Rev. 137, A801-A818 (1965). [CrossRef]

Phys. Rev. Lett.

• P. D. Maker, R. W. Terhune, and C. M. Savage, "Intensity-dependent changes in the refractive index of liquids," Phys. Rev. Lett. 12, 507-509 (1964). [CrossRef]

Other

• R. L. Sutherland, ed., Handbook of Nonlinear Optics (Marcel Dekker, New York, 1996).
• R. W. Boyd, Nonlinear Optics, 2nd ed. (Academic Press, San Diego, 2003).
• M. Sheik-Bahae and M. P. Hasselbeck, "Third-order optical nonlinearities," in OSA Handbook of Optics, (McGraw-Hill 2001), Vol. IV, Chap. 17.

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