Optical second harmonic generation microscopy under circularly polarized beam

Paul Xu; Eleanor Kable; Guy C. Cox

doi:10.1117/12.577846

28 January 2005 Optical second harmonic generation microscopy under circularly polarized beam

Paul Xu, Eleanor Kable, Guy C. Cox

Proceedings Volume 5646, Nonlinear Optical Phenomena and Applications; (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.577846
Event: Photonics Asia, 2004, Beijing, China

Abstract

Second harmonic generation (SHG) results from molecules being polarized by an external electric field, often provided by an intense laser beam. The polarizability depends on firstly the intrinsic structural properties of the substance and hence the second order nonlinear susceptibility, and secondly the intensity and polarization direction of the incident light. The polarization characteristics of the beam are therefore of interest. In this paper, we discuss some considerations in SHG microscopy when the incoming beam is circularly polarized, and present some supporting results as well as a question for future work.

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Paul Xu, Eleanor Kable, and Guy C. Cox "Optical second harmonic generation microscopy under circularly polarized beam", Proc. SPIE 5646, Nonlinear Optical Phenomena and Applications, (28 January 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.577846

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