Second-order Nonlinear Optical Characterization Techniques

ISBN: 9781420070712 出版年：2009 页码：202 Verbiest, Thierry Clays, Koen Rodriguez, Vincent CRC Press

General Aspects of Second-Order Nonlinear Optics Linear optical phenomena Nonlinear optical phenomena Examples of nonlinear optical phenomena Symmetries in second-order nonlinear optics Second-order polarizabilities and susceptibilities Beyond the electric-dipole approximation Determination of Molecular Symmetry with Hyper-Rayleigh Scattering Hyper-Rayleigh scattering: general principles Experimental techniques and equipment Determination of molecular symmetries Switching the first hyperpolarizability at the molecular level Probing aggregation and supramolecular structure in solution Characterization of Interfaces, Surfaces, and Thin Films Second-harmonic generation and sum-frequency generation from surfaces: general principles Experimental techniques and equipment Probing the symmetry of interfaces, surfaces, and thin films Molecular orientation at surfaces Surface adsorption and surface reactions Characterization of Surface Chirality by Second-Harmonic Generation and Sum-Frequency Generation Chirality and second-order nonlinear optics: general principles Experimental procedures Second-harmonic generation in nanostructures Applications to biological systems Molecular origin Relation with the Faraday effect Second-Order Nonlinear Optical Imaging Techniques General principles Experimental techniques and equipment Applications Appendix Index References appear at the end of each chapter.