Search results for "Nonlinear optics"

Numerical analysis of thermally induced optical nonlinearity in GaSe layered crystal

1996

A numerical approach to studying thermally induced optical nonlinearity in semiconductors is presented. A transient finite difference algorithm is applied to solve the thermal diffusion equation coupled with the nonlinear absorbance-transmittance of Au/GaSe/Au samples with an applied electric field. The presented analysis can deal with any arbitrary axisymmetric dependence of the input power over the sample and external electric field, and provides information about the steady state and transitory effects in the transmittance.

ULTRA-BROADBAND COHERENT DETECTION OF TERAHERTZ PULSES VIA CMOS-COMPATIBLE SOLID-STATE DEVICES

Il presente lavoro di tesi presenta e dimostra una tecnica innovativa e completamente integrata dedita alla rilevazione coerente di radiazioni a frequenze Terahertz (THz), cioè di onde elettromagnetiche il cui contenuto frequenziale cade convenzionalmente nella finestra spettrale compresa tra 0.1-10x1012 Hz. Tale tecnica è stata battezzata col nome di solid-state-biased coherent detection (SSBCD), dal momento che essa sfrutta le proprietà di un mezzo a stato solido e consente di ricostruire simultaneamente l’informazione sulla fase e sull’ampiezza degli impulsi THz, anche nel caso in cui quest’ultimi siano dotati di spettri a banda cosiddetta “ultra larga” (> 10 THz). Tale metodo di rivelaz…

The dynamics of a developing CW supercontinuum: Analytical predictions and experiments

2010

International audience; We show that the development of the supercontinuum spectrum in the quasi-CW regime can be interpreted analytically in terms of Akhmediev Breathers. Theory and experiment are in excellent agreement.

Space-time features of THz emitted from optical rectification occurring in sub-wavelength scales (IWOTST)

2011

Space-time Features of THz Emitted from Optical Rectification Occurring in Sub-wavelength Scales

2011

Review and comparison of experimental techniques used for determination of thin film electro-optic coefficients

2015

The results of electro-optic coefficient measurements performed with three commonly applied techniques used to assess electro-optic coefficients: the Mach–Zehnder, the Teng–Man, and the attenuated total reflectance technique are reported. It is shown that the signal obtained by the Mach–Zehnder and Teng–Man techniques is strongly influenced by the multiple internal reflection and piezo- and electrostrictive thickness change effects, which in our opinion have not been addressed sufficiently in the literature. A novel approach based on using Abeles matrix formalism is implemented for the retrieval of electro-optic coefficients from experimental data. The measurement results, errors, and compa…

Preparation and nonlinear optics of monodisperse oligo(1,4-phenyleneethynylene)s

2001

Oligo(1,4-phenyleneethynylene)s 1a−e, with solubilizing propoxy side chains, were prepared by use of Hagihara−Sonogashira coupling reactions. The synthetic strategy was based on a building block system and on the use of trimethylsilyl and triisopropylsilyl protecting groups that could be cleaved selectively. The extension of the conjugation with an increasing number of repeat units provokes a bathochromic shift of the long wavelength absorption and a superlinear increase of the second hyperpolarizability |γ|. The corresponding third harmonic generation (THG) measurements were performed using polystyrene matrices and variable laser wavelengths. We conclude that the conjugation length is much…

Divergent route to the preparation of hybrid Pt–Fe 2,4,6-Tris(4-ethynyl)phenyl-1,3,5-triazine metallodendrimers for nonlinear optics

2013

Abstract: The synthesis strategy for the preparation of novel platinum acetylide homometallic and heterobimetallic dendrimers (containing Fe as the other metal fragment) based on a 2,4,6-tris(4-ethynyl)phenyl-1,3,5-triazine core (3) is reported. All the dendrimer generations (G0G2) were synthesized under copper-free conditions following a divergent route. The G0-Pt dendrimer (4) was synthesized using the 1,3,5-triazine core (3) and cis-[Pt(PEt3)2Cl2] with a molar ratio of 1/4. The advantage of the current method is that different dendrimers can be prepared by following the same procedure with only changes in the molar ratios of the reactants involved. For instance, when 3 reacts with 4 in a…

Dodecyloxy-substituted 2,4,6-tris(styryl)pyridines

2008

(E,E,E)-2,4,6-Tris(styryl)pyridines 2a-c with 3, 6 or 9 dodecyloxy substituents were prepared by the highly stereoselective condensation reaction of collidine (8) and the corresponding phenyl-(1-phenyl-methylidene)amines 7a-c (Siegrist reaction). In contrast to the corresponding compounds with a benzene or a 1,3,5-triazine core, 2a-c do not show any hints for the formation of thermotropic liquid crystals. The major application of such star-shaped systems is in the field of nonlinear optics.

Spatio-temporal Characteristics of THz Emission at the Subwavelength Scale via Optical Rectification

2011

Highly localized THz emission via optical rectification in thin nonlinear crystals is a promising method for subwavelength microscopy. We present here the peculiar THz spatio-temporal characteristics induced by the non-paraxial generation regime.