Second-harmonic generation in optically trapped nonlinear particles with pulsed lasers

Lennart Malmqvist, H. M Hertz

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Abstract

Pulsed lasers are used for simultaneous single-beam three-dimensional optical trapping of and second-harmonic generation in 50--100-nm nonlinear particles. The emission power of the frequency-doubled light, the trapping stability, and the particle degradation are investigated for KTP and LiNbO3 particles trapped by 25-kHz-repetition-rate Q-switched Nd:YAG and 76-MHz mode-locked Ti:sapphire l a s e r s . Typically 1 pW-10 nW of frequency-doubled light is detected from stably trapped particles. The particles may be used as probes for nonintrusively scanned near-field optical microscopy.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3392-3397
JournalApplied Optics
Volume34
Issue number18
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1995

Subject classification (UKÄ)

  • Atom and Molecular Physics and Optics

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