We analyze the relationship between the bound and the free waves in the noncollinear SHG scheme, along with the vectorial conservation law for the different components arising when there are two pump beams impinging on the sample with two different incidence angles. The generated power is systematically investigated, by varying the polarization state of both fundamental beams, while absorption is included via the Herman and Hayden correction terms. The theoretical simulations, obtained for samples which are some coherence length thick show that the resulting polarization mapping is an useful tool to put in evidence the interference between bound and free waves, as well as the effect of absorption on the interference pattern. (C) 2009 Optical Society of America
Bound and free waves in non-collinear second harmonic generation / Larciprete, Maria Cristina; F. A., Bovino; Belardini, Alessandro; Sibilia, Concetta; Bertolotti, Mario. - In: OPTICS EXPRESS. - ISSN 1094-4087. - 17:19(2009), pp. 17000-17009. [10.1364/oe.17.017000]
Bound and free waves in non-collinear second harmonic generation
LARCIPRETE, Maria Cristina;BELARDINI, ALESSANDRO;SIBILIA, Concetta;BERTOLOTTI, Mario
2009
Abstract
We analyze the relationship between the bound and the free waves in the noncollinear SHG scheme, along with the vectorial conservation law for the different components arising when there are two pump beams impinging on the sample with two different incidence angles. The generated power is systematically investigated, by varying the polarization state of both fundamental beams, while absorption is included via the Herman and Hayden correction terms. The theoretical simulations, obtained for samples which are some coherence length thick show that the resulting polarization mapping is an useful tool to put in evidence the interference between bound and free waves, as well as the effect of absorption on the interference pattern. (C) 2009 Optical Society of AmericaI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.