[en] Chirality effects in optical second harmonic generation (SHG) are studied in periodic planar arrays of gold G-shaped nanostructures. We show that G-shaped structures of different handedness demonstrate different SHG efficiency for the left and right circular polarizations, as well as the opposite directions of the SHG polarization plane rotation. The observed effects are interpreted as the appearance of chirality in the SHG response which allows clear distinguishing of two enantiomers.
Disciplines :
Physics
Author, co-author :
Mamonov, E.A.; Lomonosov Moscow State University - MSU > Physics
Murzina, T.V.; Lomonosov Moscow State University - MSU > Physics
Kolmychek, I.A.; Lomonosov Moscow State University - MSU > Physics
Maydykovsky, A.I.; Lomonosov Moscow State University - MSU > Physics
Valev, V.K.; Katholieke Universiteit Leuven - KUL > Chemistry
Silhanek, Alejandro ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de physique > Physique de la matière condensée
Verbiest, T.; Katholieke Universiteit Leuven - KUL > Chemistry
Moshchalkov, V.V.; Katholieke Universiteit Leuven - KUL > Physics
Aktsipetrov, O.A.; Lomonosov Moscow State University - MSU > Physics
Language :
English
Title :
Chirality in nonlinear-optical response of planar G-shaped nanostructures
Publication date :
28 March 2012
Journal title :
Optics Express
eISSN :
1094-4087
Publisher :
Optical Society of America, Washington, United States - District of Columbia
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