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Andrii Prylepa

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arXiv2021

Time-encoded mid-infrared Fourier-domain optical coherence tomography

We report on a technically simple approach to achieve high-resolution and high-sensitivity Fourier-domain OCT imaging in the mid-infrared range. The proposed OCT system employs an InF3 supercontinuum source. A specially designed dispersive scanning spectrometer based on a single InAsSb point detector is employed for detection. The spectrometer enables structural OCT imaging in the spectral range from 3140 nm to 4190 nm with a characteristic sensitivity of over 80 dB and an axial resolution below 8 um. The capabilities of the system are demonstrated for imaging of porous ceramic samples and transition-stage green parts fabricated using an emerging method of lithography-based ceramic manufacturing. Additionally, we demonstrate the performance and flexibility of the system by OCT imaging using an inexpensive low-power (average power of 16 mW above 3 um wavelength) mid-IR supercontinuum source.

physics.optics↗

arXiv2020

Bulk dipole contribution to second harmonic generation in diamond lattices

It is generally argued that material classes with inversion symmetry do not produce bulk dipole related second harmonic generation (SHG). So, SHG is then either ascribed to surface effects or bulk related electric quadrupole or magnetic dipole effects. Using symmetry and \emph{ab-initio} potentials we show analytically that due to the fact of the decaying harmonic electric field certain diamond crystal orientations, as e.g. Si(111), produce a bulk dipole SHG response. For fcc and bcc lattices with a single atom basis, i.e. for the most important metals, however, SHG can purely arise due to the disturbance induced by the surface. Finally we propose an experiment, exploiting the different dispersion for the fundamental as well as frequency doubled radiation to determine this effect.

physics.optics↗

arXiv2014

Bond Model and Group Theory of Second Harmonic Generation in GaAs(001)

A comprehensive analysis of second harmonic generation (SHG) in a diatomic zincblende crystal based on the Simplified Bond Hyperpolarizability Model (SBHM), Group Theory (GT) is presented. The third rank tensor between the two approaches are compared and applied to reproduce rotational anisotropy (RA) SHG experimental result.It is well known that such a crystal is noncentrosymmetric, therefore the second harmonic generation source is dominated by bulk dipoles with a SHG polarization $P_{BD}=χ_{ijk}^{(2)}E(ω)E(ω)$. We show that the SBHM previously applied to mono crystal system such as Silicon can also be applied to an atomic cell containing two different atoms e.g. GaAs by introducing an effective hyperpolarizability $α_{2GaAs}=\left(α_{2Ga}-α_{2As}\right)$ . Comparison with GT yields the same third rank tensor for a $T_d$ point group corresponding to bulk tetrahedral structure. Interestingly, SBHM gives good agreement with RASHG experiment of GaAs using only one single fitting parameter when Fresnel analysis is also incorporated in the model.

cond-mat.mtrl-sci↗

arXiv2013

Simplified bond-hyperpolarizability model of second-harmonic-generation in Si(111): theory and experiment

Second-harmonic-generation (SHG) in centrosymmetric material such as Si(111) is usually understood either from the phenomenology theory or more recently using the Simplified Bond-Hyperpolarizability Model (SBHM) [G. D. Powell, J. F. Wang, and D. E. Aspnes, Phys. Rev. B 65, 205320/1 (2002)]. Although SBHM is derived from a classical point of view, it has the advantage over the former that it gives-especially for lower symmetry systems- a clear physical picture and a more efficient explanation of how nonlinearity is generated. In this paper we provide a step-by-step description of the SBHM in Si(111) for the linear and second harmonic case. We present a SHG experiment of Si(111) and show how it can be modelled by summing up the contribution of the fields produced by the anharmonic motion along the bonds.

cond-mat.mtrl-sci↗