Kerr cell

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A glass cell filled with a polar liquid such as nitrotoluene or nitrobenzene, frequently used to modulate light by taking advantage of the Kerr effect.

Word forms

Kerr cell Kerr cells
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