Kerr Effect
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An intensity-dependent refractive index. The Kerr nonlinearity can be exploited to create optically bistable devices.
References
- Amnon Yariv, Quantum Electronics, 1989.
- Robert Boyd, Nonlinear Optics, 2003.
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