کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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1493815 | 1510789 | 2015 | 6 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
• Sum-frequency imaging in optically active materials is re-examined.
• Irreversible photolysis is evidenced for a large panel of conjugated molecules.
• The induced changes in emission properties are found to be permanent in all cases.
• High signal level operating conditions which minimize degradation are established.
• Multi-photon induced luminescence may provide complementary informations.
Sum-frequency generation from chiral bulk media holds the promise of a powerful tool in the investigation of biological as well as artificial materials containing optically active elements. Since this technique is based on a nonlinear optical effect, the high intensities of the illuminating light sources may induce spurious artifacts. Using simple conjugated chromophores, we demonstrate that multi-photon induced irreversible photolysis may be avoided while keeping undiminished levels of sum-frequency signals. In addition we show that the concurrent multi-photon induced luminescence may provide complementary means of imaging samples.
Journal: Optical Materials - Volume 45, July 2015, Pages 22–27