Optical rectification on a surface of isotropic chiral thin film

In this study, the optical rectification (OR) effect on a surface of the isotropic thin film which consists of chiral molecules that base on a one-electron-on-helix model and a two-coupled-oscillator (Kuhn) model have been investigated by us separately. The expressions of dc electric polarization on the isotropic chiral thin film surface and the relations between the OR and microscopic parameters of chiral molecular configuration have been obtained by theoretical derivation. Furthermore, the relations of dc electric polarization with the wavelength of incident light and microscopic parameters of chiral molecular configuration have been simulated numerically. We find the fact that the OR on the isotropic chiral thin film surface is influenced by microscopic parameters of chiral molecular configuration. As well, compared with chiral molecules based on a two-coupled-oscillator Kuhn model, which are based on a one-electron-on-helix model are more suitable for the OR from the point of the influences of molecular microscopic parameters on the OR. The influences of molecular microscopic parameters on the OR might aid in providing some insights into designing and synthesizing new better nonlinear chiral material.