>In fact I couldn't, with a search in Google, find a >readable indication of what a Kerr Cell is... Howard Thats bizarre I typed "Kerr cell" (including quotation marks) into Google and the top ranked hit seemed to answer the question. http://www.elec.gla.ac.uk/groups/opto/Kerr.html Bob __________________________________________________________________ INTRODUCTORY OFFER! Tiscali Business Broadband for £15.99! http://www.tiscali-business.co.uk/broadband/?code=ZZ-MS-12KC