Second Harmonic Generation of Lamb Wave in Numerical Perspective

The influences of phase and group velocity matching on cumulative second harmonic generation of Lamb waves are investigated in numerical perspective. Finite element simulations of nonlinear Lamb wave propagation are performed for Lamb wave mode pairs with exact and approximate phase velocity matching, with and without group velocity matching, respectively. The evolution of time-domain second harmonic Lamb waves is analyzed with the propagation distance. The amplitudes of primary and second harmonic waves are calculated to characterize the acoustic nonlinearity. The results verify that phase velocity matching is necessary for generation of the cumulative second harmonic Lamb wave in numerical perspective, while group velocity matching is demonstrated to not be a necessary condition.

Photoinduced Second Harmonic Generation of Bi_2S_3 Microcrystallite Doped Silica Glass

Silica glasses doped with Bi2S3 microcystallite was prepared by the sol-gel process. Photoinduced second harmonic generation (SHG) was observed in the glass when it was irradiated with intense 1.06 mum and frequency doubled laser beams from a mode-locked Nd: YAG laser. It was found that the signal intensity increased with the irradiating time and approached a saturation gradually. The effect may be explained reasonably by the DC field model.

Dual bound states in the continuum enhanced second harmonic generation with transition metal dichalcogenides monolayer

The emergence of two dimensional(2D)materials has opened new possibilities for exhibiting second harmonic genera-tion(SHG)at the nanoscale,due to their remarkable optical response related to stable excitons at room temperature.However,the ultimate atomic-scale interaction length with light makes the SHG of Transition Metal Dichalcogenides(TM-Ds)monolayers naturally weak.Here,we propose coupling a monolayer of TMDs with a photonic grating slab that works with doubly resonant bound states in the continuum(BIC).The BIC slabs are designed to exhibit a pair of BICs,reson-ant with both the fundamental wave(FW)and the second harmonic wave(SHW).Firstly,the spatial mode matching can be fulfilled by tilting FW's incident angle.We theoretically demonstrate that this strategy leads to more than four orders of magnitude enhancement of SHG efficiency than a sole monolayer of TMDs,under a pump light intensity of 0.1 GW/cm^(2).Moreover,we demonstrate that patterning the TMDs monolayer can further enhance the spatial overlap coefficient,which leads to an extra three orders of magnitude enhancement of SHG efficiency.These results demonstrate remarkable pos-sibilities for enhancing SHG with nonlinear 2D materials,opening many opportunities for chip-based light sources,nano-lasers,imaging,and biochemical sensing.

Sequential harmonic spin-orbit angular momentum generation in nonlinear optical crystals

Light beams carrying multiple orbital angular momentum(OAM)states,which can be realized by the structured media with phase singularities,have attracted great attentions in the fields of high dimensional optical information processing.Alternatively,a simple uniaxial crystal can be used to simultaneously generate four OAM states of light through the second harmonic generation and cascaded optical spin-orbit interaction(SOI)processes.However,two of the OAM states realized in the crystal are very weak and limit the practical applications.Here,we aim to circumvent this constraint by using the sequential optical SOI processes in two crystals with threefold rotational symmetry.Four angular momentum states of the fundamental waves are prepared after the first crystal and then are utilized to generate the corresponding second harmonic waves(SHWs)with opposite spin and doubled OAM in the second crystal.Further through a sequential SOI process,totally eight angular momentum states of the SHWs with nearly equal energy are experimentally observed.The proposed methodology may find potential applications in optical communications,parallel optical computing,optical manipulation and so on.

Ultra-broadband and low-loss edge coupler for highly efficient second harmonic generation in thin-film lithium niobate

Thin-film lithium niobate is a promising material platform for integrated nonlinear photonics,due to its high refractive index contrast with the excellent optical properties.However,the high refractive index contrast and correspondingly small mode field diameter limit the attainable coupling between the waveguide and fiber.In second harmonic generation processes,lack of efficient fiber-chip coupling schemes covering both the fundamental and second harmonic wavelengths has greatly limited the overall efficiency.We design and fabricate an ultra-broadband tri-layer edge coupler with a high coupling efficiency.The coupler allows efficient coupling of 1 dB∕facet at 1550 nm and 3 dB∕facet at 775 nm.This enables us to achieve an ultrahigh overall second harmonic generation normalized efficiency(fiber-to-fiber)of 1027%W^(−1)cm^(−2)(on-chip second harmonic efficiency∼3256%W^(−1)cm^(−2))in a 5-mm-long periodically-poled lithium niobate waveguide,which is two to three orders of magnitude higher than that in state-of-the-art devices.

MULTIPHOTON MICROSCOPIC IMAGING OF MOUSE INTESTINAL MUCOSA BASED ON TWO-PHOTON EXCITED FLUORESCENCE AND SECOND HARMONIC GENERATION

Multiphoton microscopy(MPM),based on two-photon excited fuorescence and second harmonic generation,enables direct noninvasive visualization of tissue architecture and cell morphology in live tissues without the administration of exogenous contrast agents.In this paper,we used MPM to image the microstructures of the mucosa in fresh,unfixed,and unstained intestinal tissue of mouse.The morphology and distribution of the main components in mucosa layer such as columnar cells,goblet cells,intestinal glands,and a little collagen fibers were clearly observed in MPM images,and then compared with standard H&:E images from paired specimens.Our results indicate that MPM combined with endoscopy and miniaturization probes has the potential application in the clinical diagnosis and in vivo monitoring of early intestinal cancer.

Orientation Angle of Molecules at Hexadecane-Water Interface Studied with Total Internal Reflection Second Harmonic Generation

The orientation angle is an important parameter that reflects the structure of molecules at interfaces. In order to obtain this parameter, second order nonlinear spectroscopic techniques including second harmonic generation （SHG） and sum frequency generation-vibrational spec- troscopy （SFG-VS） have been successfully applied through analysis of the nonlinear signal from various polarizations. In some SHG and SFG-VS experiments, total internal reflection （TIR） configuration has been adopted to get enhanced signals. However, the reports on the detailed procedure of the polarization analysis and the calculation of the orientation angle of interracial molecules under TIR configuration are still very few. In this paper, we mea- sured the orientation angles of two molecules at the hexadecane-water interface under TIR and Non-TIR experimental configurations. The results measured from polarization analysis in TIR configuration consist with those obtained from Non-TIR configuration. This work demonstrates the feasibility and accuracy of polarization analysis in the determination of the orientation angle of molecules at the interfaces under TIR-SHG configuration.

Irradiation Effect on Second Harmonic Generation of Dyes Doped KDP Crystals

Most irradiation studies in the hydrogen bonded ferroelectrics have been concentrated on the transient defects induced by ionising radiation, such as ultraviolet （UV） light, where the defects are closely related to the optical properties. But heavy ion beam irradiation effects have rarely been studied. The structural, optical, and non-linear optical properties of the doped crystals were analyzed with the characterization studies, such as powder XRD, UV-Visible and second harmonic generation （SHG） measurements, respectively. The results for doped KDP crystal were compared with the results of the pure KDP crystals. The experiment results showed that Li^3＋ irradiation leads to the development of a well-defined surface H peak in dye doped KDP crystals. The stability of KDP single crystal was improved by doping organic dyes. The nano-islands of dye in KDP were likely to be dissolved and enhance the non-linear optical properties of these materials.

Surface second harmonic generation of chiral molecules using three-coupled-oscillator model

Based on the three-coupled-oscillator molecular model we proposed, the relation between the second-order susceptibilities of a chiral film and the molecular hyperpolarizabilities is given. The effect of microscopic parameters on the second-order susceptibilities is simulated numerically and the difference between the efficiencies of s-polarized secondharmonic fields induced by the left- and the right-handed circularly-polarized fundamental beams is discussed. The theoretical basis for studying second-order nonlinear optical properties of the chiral molecular media with a tripod-like structure is provided in this paper.

Properties of periodic multicrystal configurations in walk-off-compensating second harmonic generation of ultrashort pulses

This work designs a four-platelet periodic multicrystal configuration in the second harmonic generation of ultra- short pulses as a new walk-off-compensating device. It theoretically investigates a proposed active and a typical passive compensating scheme with the undepleted-pump approximation. The result shows that the angular and spectral band- widths are proportional to the number of crystal pairs as expected, but the temperature tunability is basically unaltered owing to inter-plate pulse interference. At the same time, an analysis reveals that a misuse of the phase mismatch factor is responsible for a historic controversy about pulse interference. A real design of an ultraviolet second harmonic generation （262.5 nm） is considered in a passive periodic [3-Barium Borate-calcite configuration, where the inter-plate pulse interference is found to form an azimuthal tuning restriction and to lower plate length tolerance. A subsequent numerical simulation with pump depletion is in good accordance with theoretical prediction.

Study of narrow-band second harmonic generation from a broad-band fundamental pulse

This paper studies the type-I phase-matched second harmonic generation using 25-fs input laser pulses in a thick BBO crystal. The harmonic signal exhibits a narrow spectrum bandwidth, even though the input pulse has a broad bandwidth. The energy transfer efficiency and modulation of the fundamental spectrum are investigated.

Phase-matched second-harmonic generation in hybrid polymer-LN waveguides

Here we propose a hybrid polymer-LN waveguide for achieving phase-matched second-harmonic generation(SHG).From the aspect of super-mode theory,the geometric parameters of the hybrid semi-nonlinear waveguide were optimized to utilize both symmetric(even)and antisymmetric(odd)modes of the pump and SHG waves so as to facilitate phase matching with large modal overlap.Phase matching between a fundamental even(TE_(00)-like)mode at 1320 nm and a fundamental odd(TE_(01)-like)mode at 660 nm was found with a calculated modal overlap integral of 0.299,while utilizing the largest nonlinear coefficient d_(33),and achieving an efficient calculated normalized conversion efficiency of 148%W^(-1)·cm^(-2).Considering the fabrication feasibility of such hybrid waveguide with features including etchless,large dimension,and low structural sensitivity,we believe our findings would provide a useful reference for future on-chip efficient nonlinear conversion devices.

Modulation of the second-harmonic generation in MoS_(2) by graphene covering

Nonlinear optical frequency mixing,which describes new frequencies generation by exciting nonlinear materials with intense light field,has drawn vast interests in the field of photonic devices,material characterization,and optical imaging.Investigating and manipulating the nonlinear optical response of target materials lead us to reveal hidden physics and develop applications in optical devices.Here,we report the realization of facile manipulation of nonlinear optical responses in the example system of MoS_(2) monolayer by van der Waals interfacial engineering.We found that,the interfacing of monolayer graphene will weaken the exciton oscillator strength in MoS_(2) monolayer and correspondingly suppress the second harmonic generation(SHG)intensity to 30%under band-gap resonance excitation.While with off-resonance excitation,the SHG intensity would enhance up to 130%,which is conjectured to be induced by the interlayer excitation between MoS_(2) and graphene.Our investigation provides an effective method for controlling nonlinear optical properties of two-dimensional materials and therefore facilitates their future applications in optoelectronic and photonic devices.

Observations of intracellular second-harmonic generation imaging in black phosphorus nanosheets

Functionalized black phosphorus(BP)nanosheets have been considered as promising nanoagents in cancer therapy due to their excellent photothermal conversion efficiency.However,it is still difficult to visually monitor the dynamic localization of BP nanoagents in cancer cells.In this paper,we systematically studied the second-harmonic generation(SHG)signals originating from exfoliated BP nanosheets.Interestingly,under the excitation of a high frequency pulsed laser at 950 nm,the SHG signals of BP nanosheets in vitro are almost undetectable because of their poor stability.However,the intracellular SHG signals from BP nanosheets could be measured by in vivo optical imaging due to the efficient enrichment of living HeLa cells.Moreover,the SHG signal intensity from BP nanosheets increases with the prolonged incubation time.It can be expected that the BP nanosheets could be a promising intracellular SHG nanoprobe employed for visually in vivo biomedical imaging in practical cancer photothermal therapy(PIT).

Second harmonic generation in inhomogeneous MgO:LiNbO_3 waveguides

A fibre laser at 1111.6 nm is frequency doubled by two inhomogeneous MgO：LiNbO3 waveguides and the output powers of 85 mW and 49 mW at 555.8 nm have been generated with the conversion efficiencies of 47% and 27% respectively. By analysing the second harmonic generation temperature tuning curves, we investigate the influence of the optical inhomogeneities upon the conversion efficiency. The final result shows that the efficiency difference is mainly affected by the optical inhomogeneities in our case.

Second harmonic generation of metal nanoparticles under tightly focused illumination

The near-field and far-field second harmonic （SH） responses of a metal spherical nanoparticle placed in the focal region of a highly focused beam are investigated by using the calculation model based on three-dimensional finite-difference time-domain （FDTD） method. The results show that off-axis backward-propagating SH response can be reinforced by tightly focusing, due to the increase of the relative magnitude of the longitudinal field component and the phase shift along the propagation direction.

Temperature-dependent second harmonic generation process based on an MgO-doped periodically poled lithium niobate waveguide

The temperature dependency of a 5-mo1% MgO-doped periodically poled lithium niobate waveguide was investi- gated in this paper. We started with the temperature-dependent refractive index equation for the waveguide. Secondly, the temperature dependency of the second harmonic generation effect was experimentally researched under different temperatures and pump powers. The quasi-phase matched wavelengths, efficiency bandwidths and peak efficiencies of the waveguide were measured. The experimental results agreed with theoretical simulations, which are indispensable in the following all-optical sampling studies based on the cascaded second harmonic generation/difference-frequency generation process in the current device.

Broadband and efficient second harmonic generation in LiNbO_(3)-LiTaO_(3) composite ridge waveguides at telecom-band

Broadband nonlinear frequency conversions of optical waves are widely employed in multiple areas of optics and photonics. However, the broadening of conversion bandwidth is often at a cost of reduction in efficiency, which may induce a limitation on practical applications. Here we theoretically propose a novel design of LiNbO_(3) ridge waveguides on LiTaO_(3) substrates which can be used for efficient and broadband second harmonic generation. Through group velocity engineering of the ridge waveguides, acceptance bandwidth over 20 nm with a high conversion efficiency of > 25%W^(-1)·cm^(-2) is achieved at telecom-band.

Second harmonic generation from precise diamond blade diced ridge waveguides

Carbon ion irradiation and precise diamond blade dicing are applied to fabricate Nd∶GdCOB ridge waveguides.The propagation properties of the fabricated Nd∶GdCOB waveguides are investigated through experiments and theoret-ical analysis.Micro-Raman analysis reveals that the Nd∶GdCOB crystal lattice expands during the irradiation process.Micro-second harmonic spectroscopic analysis suggests that the original nonlinear properties of the Nd∶GdCOB crystal are greatly enhanced within the waveguide volume.Under pulsed 1064 nm laser pumping,second harmonic generation(SHG)at 532 nm has been achieved in the fabricated waveguides.The maximum SHG conversion efficiencies are determined to be~8.32%·W^(-1) and~22.36%·W^(-1) for planar and ridge waveguides,respectively.

Si(111)Electrode/Electrolyte Interfacial Studied by in-situ Second Harmonic Generation

Si(111)electrode has been widely used in electrochemical and photoelectrochemical studies.The potential dependent measurements of the second harmonic generation(SHG)were performed to study Si(111)electrode interface.At different azimuthal angles of the Si(111)and under different polarization combinations,the curve of the intensity of SHG with extern potential has a different form of line or parabola.Quantitative analysis showed that these differences in the potential-dependence can be explained by the isotropic and anisotropic contribution of the Si(111)electrode.The change in the isotropic and anisotropic contribution of the Si(111)electrode may be attributed to the increase in the doping concentration of Si(111)electrodes.