Title :
Measuring particle size distributions via the polarization dependence of second harmonic generation
Author :
Beeker, Willem P. ; Lee, Chris J. ; Strachan, Clare J. ; Boller, Klaus J.
Author_Institution :
Laser Phys. & Nonlinear Opt. Group, Univ. of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands
Abstract :
We present a method to determine particle size distributions in powders, based on the polarization dependent second harmonic generation (SHG). Unlike existing methods, dilution is not required and is largely insensitive to the optical alignment.
Keywords :
light scattering; optical harmonic generation; optical microscopy; particle size measurement; powders; particle size distribution measurement; polarization dependent second harmonic generation; Frequency conversion; Laser modes; Light scattering; Nonlinear optics; Optical harmonic generation; Optical polarization; Optical scattering; Particle measurements; Particle scattering; Size measurement; (120.0280) Remote sensing and sensors; (190.3970) Microparticle nonlinear optics; (290.1350) Backscattering; (290.5820) Scattering measurements; (290.5850) Scattering, particles;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
