Acoustic effects on nonlinear optical processes

Steven Deckers*, Nick Van Steerteghem, Christ Glorieux, Thierry Verbiest, Monique A. Van Der Veen

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Abstract

We studied the effects of two types of ultrasonic waves, shear waves and longitudinal waves, using two nonlinear optical techniques, second-harmonic generation and hyper-Rayleigh scattering. Since shear waves hardly propagate in liquids, their influence on molecules at the interface between a surface and a liquid was studied using second-harmonic generation. Longitudinal waves propagate easily in solution, thus we used hyper-Rayleigh scattering to probe the ultrasonic effects on chromophores in solution. While we did not find shear waves to alter the second-harmonic generation from chromophores at the liquid/surface interface, the longitudinal waves caused effects comparable to our earlier observations. Longitudinal ultrasound caused a strong intensity modulation of the nonlinear optical signal according to a wave-pattern.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of SPIE
Subtitle of host publicationLight Manipulating Organic Materials and Devices III
EditorsJ.E. Haley, M. Eich, J.A. Schuller, J.-M. Nunzi
PublisherSPIE
Number of pages15
Volume9939
ISBN (Electronic)978-151060269-4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016
EventLight Manipulating Organic Materials and Devices III - San Diego, United States
Duration: 31 Aug 20161 Sept 2016

Conference

ConferenceLight Manipulating Organic Materials and Devices III
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Diego
Period31/08/161/09/16

Keywords

  • hyper-Rayleigh scattering
  • nonlinear optics
  • second-harmonic generation
  • ultrasound

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