Measurement of the vector character of electric fields by optical second-harmonic generation

J.I. Dadap; J. Shan; A.S. Weling; J. Misewich; A. Nahata; T.F. Heinz

doi:10.1364/OL.24.001059

Optics Letters

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01 Aug 1999

Measurement of the vector character of electric fields by optical second-harmonic generation

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Abstract

The effectiveness of optical second-harmonic generation to determine the vector nature of transient electric fields is examined. The method is illustrated by mapping the spatial distribution of the in-plane electric field in a silicon sample.

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