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New electro-optic effect: Sum-frequency generation from optically active liquids in the presence of a dc electric field

2003

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We report the observation of sum-frequency signals that depend linearly on an applied electrostatic field and that change sign with the handedness of an optically active solute. This recently predicted chiral electro-optic effect exists in the electric-dipole approximation. The static electric field gives rise to an electric-field-induced sum-frequency signal (an achiral third-order process) that interferes with the chirality-specific sum-frequency at second order. The cross-terms linear in the electrostatic field constitute the effect and may be used to determine the absolute sign of second- and third-order nonlinear-optical susceptibilities in isotropic media.

Author(s): Fischer, Peer and Buckingham, AD and Beckwitt, K and Wiersma, DS and Wise, FW
Journal: PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS
Volume: 91
Number (issue): 17
Year: 2003

Department(s): Micro, Nano, and Molecular Systems
Bibtex Type: Article (article)

DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.91.173901

BibTex

@article{ISI:000186138300019,
  title = {New electro-optic effect: Sum-frequency generation from optically active liquids in the presence of a dc electric field},
  author = {Fischer, Peer and Buckingham, AD and Beckwitt, K and Wiersma, DS and Wise, FW},
  journal = {PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS},
  volume = {91},
  number = {17},
  year = {2003},
  doi = {10.1103/PhysRevLett.91.173901}
}