Second harmonic generation circul dichroism in Au coated GaAs-based nanowires

Alessandro Belardini, Joel T. Collins, David C. Hooper, Grigore Leahu, Emilija Petronijevic, Marco Centini, Roberto Li Voti, Teemu Hakkarainen, Eero Koivusalo, Marcelo Rizzo Piton, Soile Soumalainen, Mircea Guina, Ventsislav K. Valev, Concita Sibilia

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Abstrakti

Nanostructures with broken symmetry can interact with circularly polarized light to mimic chiroptical (chiral-optical) effects, usually observable in chiral media. This phenomenon is known as extrinsic chirality. Second harmonic generation (SHG) is extremely sensitive to symmetry breaking, down to a single atomic monolayer and it has been extensively used as a probe of extrinsic chirality. Here we present SHG measurements of GaAs nanowires partially covered with Au, fabricated by a self-catalysed technique. The Au coated GaAs nanowires give rise to a dramatic circular dichroism in the generated second harmonic signal, compared to nanowires without coating.

AlkuperäiskieliEnglanti
Otsikko20th Italian National Conference on Photonic Technologies (Fotonica 2018)
KustantajaIET
ISBN (elektroninen)978-1-78561-991-5
DOI - pysyväislinkit
TilaJulkaistu - 2018
OKM-julkaisutyyppiA4 Artikkeli konferenssijulkaisussa
TapahtumaItalian National Conference on Photonic Technologies - Lecce, Italia
Kesto: 23 toukok. 201825 toukok. 2018

Conference

ConferenceItalian National Conference on Photonic Technologies
Maa/AlueItalia
KaupunkiLecce
Ajanjakso23/05/1825/05/18

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  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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