Title :
Near-infrared refractometer for liquids based on Cerenkov second-harmonic generation
Author :
Ramponi, R. ; Osellame, R. ; Marangoni, M. ; Russo, V.
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Fisica del Politecnico, INFM, Milan, Italy
Abstract :
Summary form only given. We propose a new method in the near infrared range exploiting Cerenkov second harmonic generation from a planar nonlinear waveguide. The advantage of our method is that the determination of the refractive index of the liquid in the infrared can be made while making measurements on a visible beam.
Keywords :
Cherenkov radiation; measurement errors; optical harmonic generation; optical planar waveguides; refractive index measurement; Cerenkov second-harmonic generation; LiNbO/sub 3/; liquids; near-infrared refractometer; planar nonlinear waveguide; refractive index measurement; visible beam; Biomedical optical imaging; Liquid waveguides; Mirrors; Nonlinear optics; Optical harmonic generation; Optical interferometry; Optical refraction; Optical sensors; Optical waveguides; Refractive index;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1998. CLEO 98. Technical Digest. Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-339-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.1998.676383
