A Spectroscopic Study on the Nonlinear Optical Susceptibilities of Organic Molecules

• Authors: S. Foerier , V. Valev , G. Koeckelberghs , I. Kolmychek , O. Aksipetrov , T. Verbiest
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

We report on the investigation of the spectral dependence of nonlinear optical susceptibilities, that describe second harmonic generation - circular dichroism, the nonlinear optical analogue of circular dichroism. The design and implementation of a state of the art experimental setup, used for the characterization of a series of organic molecules in the near-infrared range, will be discussed. We emphasize on the main characteristics like wavelength control, polarization and data-acquisition to present the setup. Some preliminary results show its strength to detect chirality at the molecular and supramolecular level.

Keywords

EN

42.65.-k; 78.20.-e

Discipline

• 78.20.-e: Optical properties of bulk materials and thin films(for optical properties related to materials treatment, see 81.40.Tv; for optical materials, see 42.70-a; for optical properties of superconductors, see 74.25.Gz; for optical properties of rocks and minerals, see 91.60.Mk; for optical properties of specific thin films, see 78.66.-w)
• 42.65.-k: Nonlinear optics

• Publisher: Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Acta Physica Polonica A
• Year: 2007
• Volume: 112
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 927-934

Dates

published

2007-11

received

2007-09-03

Contributors

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S. Foerier

• Institute for Nanoscale Physics and Chemistry (INPAC), Molecular and Nanomaterials, Katholieke Universiteit Leuvenm, Celestijnenlaan 200 D, 3001 Leuven, Belgium

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V. Valev

• Institute for Nanoscale Physics and Chemistry (INPAC), Molecular and Nanomaterials, Katholieke Universiteit Leuvenm, Celestijnenlaan 200 D, 3001 Leuven, Belgium

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G. Koeckelberghs

• Institute for Nanoscale Physics and Chemistry (INPAC), Molecular and Nanomaterials, Katholieke Universiteit Leuvenm, Celestijnenlaan 200 D, 3001 Leuven, Belgium

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I. Kolmychek

• Department of Physics, Moscow State University, 119992 Moscow, Russia

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O. Aksipetrov

• Department of Physics, Moscow State University, 119992 Moscow, Russia

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T. Verbiest

• Institute for Nanoscale Physics and Chemistry (INPAC), Molecular and Nanomaterials, Katholieke Universiteit Leuvenm, Celestijnenlaan 200 D, 3001 Leuven, Belgium

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Identifiers

DOI

10.12693/APhysPolA.112.927