Linearly polarized second harmonic generation microscopy reveals chirality

[en] In optics, chirality is typically associated with circularly polarized light. Here we present a novel way to detect the handedness of chiral materials with linearly polarized light. We performed Second Harmonic Generation (SHG) microscopy on G-shaped planar chiral nanostructures made of gold. The SHG response originates in distinctive hotspots, whose arrangement is dependent of the handedness. These results uncover new directions for studying chirality in artificial materials. (C) 2010 Optical Society of America

Disciplines :

Physics

Author, co-author :

Valev, V. K.

Silhanek, Alejandro ; Katholieke Universiteit Leuven - KUL

Smisdom, N.; Université de Liège - ULiège > ISLV : Enseignements facultaires des langues étrangères

De Clercq, B.

Gillijns, W.

Aktsipetrov, O. A.

Ameloot, M.

Moshchalkov, V. V.

Verbiest, T.

Language :

English

Title :

Linearly polarized second harmonic generation microscopy reveals chirality

Publication date :

2010

Journal title :

Optics Express

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1094-4087

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Optical Society of America, Washington, United States - District of Columbia

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8286-8293

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