Absorption Effect in the Calculation of a Second-Order Nonlinear Coefficient from the Data of a Maker Fringe Experiment
Applied Optics, Vol. 37, Issue 13, pp. 2723-2728 (1998)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.37.002723
Acrobat PDF (184 KB)
Abstract
The effect of light absorption by sample in the analysis of Makerfringe data for estimating a second-order nonlinear coefficient hasbeen studied experimentally. Two theories, one by Jerphagnon andKurtz that neglects the absorption effect and one by Herman and Haydenthat takes into account the absorption effect, were compared with theexperimental results. It was found that Jerphagnon and Kurtz’sformula was unable to predict correctly not only the magnitude but alsothe incident angle dependence or the sample thickness dependence of thesecond harmonic signal generated by the sample with strong absorption, whereas the theory by Herman and Hayden was able to make thosepredictions fairly well. It was also found that the error in theestimated nonlinear coefficient when one uses Jerphagnon and Kurtz’sformula could be as large as 2–4 times the true value, depending onsample thickness.
© 1998 Optical Society of America
[Optical Society of America ]
OCIS Codes
(190.0190) Nonlinear optics : Nonlinear optics
(190.1900) Nonlinear optics : Diagnostic applications of nonlinear optics
(190.4710) Nonlinear optics : Optical nonlinearities in organic materials
Citation
Tong Kun Lim, Mi-Yun Jeong, Changho Song, and Doo Chul Kim, "Absorption Effect in the Calculation of a Second-Order Nonlinear Coefficient from the Data of a Maker Fringe Experiment," Appl. Opt. 37, 2723-2728 (1998)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ao/abstract.cfm?URI=ao-37-13-2723
You do not have subscription access to this journal. Citation lists with outbound citation links are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an OSA member, or as an authorized user of your institution.
Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Log in to access OSA Member Subscription
You do not have subscription access to this journal. Cited by links are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an OSA member, or as an authorized user of your institution.
Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Log in to access OSA Member Subscription
You do not have subscription access to this journal. Article level metrics are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an OSA member, or as an authorized user of your institution.
Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Log in to access OSA Member Subscription
Related Journal Articles 
- Hyper-Rayleigh scattering in Gd-containing Langmuir–Blodgett superstructures (JOSAB)
- Fourier analysis of the femtosecond hyper-Rayleigh scattering signal from ionic fluorescent hemicyanine dyes (JOSAB)
- Translating microscopic optical nonlinearity into macroscopic optical nonlinearity: the role of chromophore chromophore electrostatic interactions (JOSAB)
- Study of domain formation and relaxation in thin polymeric films by femtosecond hyper-Rayleigh scattering (JOSAB)
- Novel electro-optic molecular cocrystals with ideal chromophoric orientation and large second-order optical nonlinearities (JOSAB)
Related Conference Papers
- Development of a Multi-kHz Optical Bench for Nonlinear Optical Diagnostic
- Slow Light with Persistent Spectral Hole Burning
- Development of an injection-seeded, pulsed optical parametric generator for high-resolution spectroscopy
- Mid-IR polarization spectroscopy applied for detection of methane at atmospheric pressure
- Measurement of Order-Disorder Transitions in Biological Samples Using Polarization-Modulated Second Harmonic Generation Imaging
« Previous Article | Next Article »
OSA is a member of 