Light-polarization-induced optical activity in second-harmonic generation from isotropic achiral films

Author

Verbiest, Thierry ; Kauranen, Martti ; Persoons, A. ; Samyn, C.

Author_Institution

Lab. of Chem. & Biol. Dynamics, Katholieke Univ., Leuven, Heverlee, Belgium

fYear

1998

fDate

8-8 May 1998

Firstpage

174

Lastpage

175

Abstract

Summary form only given.We show that even isotropic achiral surfaces can exhibit optical activity effects in a two-beam SHG experiment. In addition, we show for the first time that circularly polarized light can be used to break the reflection symmetry of the experimental geometry. The beam of an Nd:YAG laser (1064 nm) was split into two fundamental beams that were incident on an achiral isotropic thin film.

Keywords

laser beams; light polarisation; optical beam splitters; optical films; optical harmonic generation; optical rotation; 1064 nm; Nd:YAG laser; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; achiral isotropic thin film; circularly polarized light; experimental geometry; fundamental beams; isotropic achiral films; isotropic achiral surfaces; light-polarization-induced optical activity; optical beam splitting; reflection symmetry breaking; second-harmonic generation; two-beam SHG experiment; Biomedical optical imaging; Light scattering; Nonlinear optics; Optical distortion; Optical films; Optical harmonic generation; Optical polarization; Optical scattering; Optical sensors; Particle scattering;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Quantum Electronics Conference, 1998. IQEC 98. Technical Digest. Summaries of papers presented at the International

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

1-55752-541-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IQEC.1998.680353

Filename

680353