DocumentCode
520263
Title
Unambiguous probe of surface chirality based on focused circularly-polarized light
Author
Huttunen, Mikko J. ; Virkki, Matti ; Erkintalo, Miro ; Kauranen, Martti ; Vuorimaa, Elina ; Efimov, Alexander ; Lemmetyinen, Helge
Author_Institution
Dept. of Phys., Tampere Univ. of Technol., Tampere, Finland
fYear
2010
fDate
16-21 May 2010
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We propose a new probe of surface chirality based on second-harmonic generation and focused circularly-polarized light. We show experimentally that the technique is sensitive only to chirality but not to anisotropy of the sample.
Keywords
chirality; light polarisation; nonlinear optics; optical harmonic generation; optical properties; focused circularly-polarized light; second-harmonic generation; surface chirality; unambiguous probe; Anisotropic magnetoresistance; Biomedical optical imaging; Chemical technology; Geometrical optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical films; Optical harmonic generation; Optical sensors; Probes; Transistors;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-55752-890-2
Type
conf
Filename
5499832
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