• DocumentCode
    2668499
  • Title

    Least-squares technique to determine the second-order nonlinearity of thin films of low symmetry

  • Author

    Siltanen, M. ; Cattaneo, S. ; Ylinen, L. ; Kauramen, M.

  • Author_Institution
    Opt. Lab., Tampere Univ. of Technol., Finland
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    6-6 June 2003
  • Abstract
    We develop a least-squares technique to determine the second-harmonic susceptibility tensor of thin films of low symmetry. The technique avoids the need to calibrate absolute signal levels and allows addressing the quality of various theoretical models.
  • Keywords
    least squares approximations; nonlinear optical susceptibility; optical films; optical harmonic generation; thin films; Least-squares technique; second-harmonic susceptibility; second-order nonlinearity; thin films; Anisotropic magnetoresistance; Equations; Frequency; Geometrical optics; Nonlinear optical devices; Nonlinear optics; Optical films; Optical sensors; Tensile stress; Transistors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics and Laser Science, 2003. QELS. Postconference Digest
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-749-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/QELS.2003.238046
  • Filename
    1276178