We present a method, based on noncollinear second-harmonic generation, to evaluate the nonzero elements of the nonlinear optical susceptibility. At a fixed incidence angle, the generated signal is investigated by varying the polarization state of both fundamental beams. The resulting polarization charts allows us to verify if Kleinman’s symmetry rules can be applied to a given material or to retrieve the absolute value of the nonlinear optical tensor terms, from a reference measurement. Experimental measurements obtained from gallium nitride layers are reported. The proposed method does not require an angular scan and thus is useful when the generated signal is strongly affected by sample rotation.
Mapping the nonlinear optical susceptibility by noncollinear second-harmonic generation / Larciprete, Maria Cristina; F. A., Bovino; M., Giardina; Belardini, Alessandro; Centini, Marco; Sibilia, Concetta; Bertolotti, Mario; A., Passaseo; V., Tasco. - In: OPTICS LETTERS. - ISSN 0146-9592. - 34:14(2009), pp. 2189-2191. [10.1364/ol.34.002189]
Mapping the nonlinear optical susceptibility by noncollinear second-harmonic generation
LARCIPRETE, Maria Cristina;BELARDINI, ALESSANDRO;CENTINI, MARCO;SIBILIA, Concetta;BERTOLOTTI, Mario;
2009
Abstract
We present a method, based on noncollinear second-harmonic generation, to evaluate the nonzero elements of the nonlinear optical susceptibility. At a fixed incidence angle, the generated signal is investigated by varying the polarization state of both fundamental beams. The resulting polarization charts allows us to verify if Kleinman’s symmetry rules can be applied to a given material or to retrieve the absolute value of the nonlinear optical tensor terms, from a reference measurement. Experimental measurements obtained from gallium nitride layers are reported. The proposed method does not require an angular scan and thus is useful when the generated signal is strongly affected by sample rotation.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.