It is pointed out that new nematogenic liquids with much larger Kerr constants than nitrobenzene can be used in Kerr cells. Some properties of 4'-n-heptyl- to -cyanobiphenyl are succinctly described. The response time of the Kerr effect is shorter than 0.1 mu s, and the driving voltage and power of a light modulator using this liquid instead of nitrobenzene may be reduced by factors of 5 and 100 respectively.
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Filippini et al. (1975) studied this question.
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