Sökning: "second-harmonic generation SHG"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 15 avhandlingar innehållade orden second-harmonic generation SHG.

  1. 1. Resonance-enhanced Second Harmonic Generation from spherical microparticles in aqueous suspension

    Författare :Sviatlana Viarbitskaya; Tony Hansson; Micha Bonn; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Nonlinear optics; second harmonic generation; adsorption; molecules; Physics; Fysik; Physics; fysik;

    Sammanfattning : Second harmonic generation (SHG) is a nonlinear optical effect sensitive to interfaces between materials with inversion symmetry. It is used as an effective tool for detection of the adsorption of a substance to microscopic particles, cells, liposomes, emulsions and similar structures, surface analysis and characterization of microparticles. LÄS MER

  2. 2. Fabrication and characterization of periodically poled KTB and RB-doped KTB for applications in the visible and UV

    Författare :Shunhua Wang; Fredrik Laurell; Peter Smith; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Nonlinear optics; second-harmonic generation; quasi-phasematching; type-I QPM SHG; type-II QPM SHG; KTP; RKTP; periodic electric-field poling; Physics; Fysik;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis deals with the fabrication and the characterization of periodically-poled crystals for use in lasers to generate visible and UV radiation by second-harmonic generation (SHG) through quasi-phasematching (QPM). Such lasers are of practical importance in many applications like high-density optical storage, biomedical instrumentation, colour printing, and for laser displays. LÄS MER

  3. 3. Ensemble and Individual III-V Semiconductor Nanopillars: Optical Properties and Applications

    Författare :Reza Sanatinia; Anand Srinivasan; Andrea Fiore; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; nanopillar; nanowires; nanophotonics; nanofabrication; III-V semiconductors; photovoltaics; second-harmonic generation; top-down approach; colloidal lithography; antireflection; modal dispersion; polarization; nanowaveguide; indium phosphide; gallium arsenide; gallium phosphide; Physics; Fysik;

    Sammanfattning : Optical properties of semiconductor nanowires (NWs)/nanopillars (NPs), as individual or ensemble, have attracted significant research interest in recent years. Their potential applications range from solid-state lighting, photovoltaics, lasing and nonlinear optics to sensing and life sciences. LÄS MER

  4. 4. Deterministic Silicon Pillar Assemblies and their Photonic Applications

    Författare :Bikash Dev Choudhury; Anand Srinivasan; Harish Bhaskaran; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; nanopillar; nanowires; nanophotonics; nanofabrication; silicon; photovoltaics; second-harmonic generation; top-down approach; colloidal lithography; color filter; biosensor; Fysik; Physics; Teknisk materialvetenskap; Materials Science and Engineering;

    Sammanfattning : It is of paramount importance to our society that the environment, life style, science and amusement flourish together in a balanced way. Some trends in this direction are the increased utilization of renewable energy, like solar photovoltaics; better health care products, for example advanced biosensors; high definition TV or high resolution cameras; and novel scientific tools for better understanding of scientific observations. LÄS MER

  5. 5. Backward and Forward Nonlinear Optical Processes in Potassium Titanyl Phosphate

    Författare :Kjell Martin Mølster; Fredrik Laurell; Valdas Pasiskevicius; Ulf L. Österberg; Stefano Taccheo; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; QPM; PPKTP; Nonlinear Optics; Backward second-harmonic; BWOPO; OPO; parametric devices; QPM; Ickelinär Optik; BWOPO; OPO; PPKTP; QPM; kvasifasematching; ikkelinæer optikk; bakovervendt parametrisk oscillator; optisk parametrisk oscillator; PPKTP; Optics and Photonics; Optik och fotonik; Physics; Fysik;

    Sammanfattning : Second-order nonlinear optical processes generate radiation across a broad spectrum, including UV and the far-infrared. In this thesis, new light sources in the near(NIR) and mid infrared (MIR) using three-wave mixing geometries in periodically poled potassium titanyl phosphate (PPKTP) is studied. LÄS MER