Title :
Extramaterial chirality
Author :
Kauranen, Martti ; van Rompaey, Y. ; Verbiest, Thierry ; Maki, Jeffery J ; Persoons, A.
Author_Institution :
Lab. of Chem. & Biol. Dynamics, Katholieke Univ., Leuven, Belgium
Abstract :
Summary form only given. In this paper, we show that achiral but anisotropic surfaces exhibit optical activity in second-harmonic generation. We also show that these nonlinear optical activity effects are a manifestation of extramaterial chirality, i.e., optical activity that occurs due to lack of mirror planes in the experimental setup and not due to asymmetry of the material system.
Keywords :
optical films; optical harmonic generation; optical rotation; surface phenomena; symmetry; anisotropic surfaces; experimental setup; extramaterial chirality; material system asymmetry; mirror planes; nonlinear optical activity; optical activity; second-harmonic generation; Biomedical optical imaging; Geometrical optics; Mirrors; Nonlinear optics; Optical films; Optical materials; Optical retarders; Optical surface waves; Polarization; Transistors;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 1996. QELS '96., Summaries of Papers Presented at the
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-444-0
