Vector model for polarized second-harmonic generation microscopy under high numerical aperture

Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Wang, Xiang Hui ^a   Chang, Sheng Jiang ^a   Lin, Lie ^a   Wang, Lin Rui ^a   Huo, Bing Zhong ^a   Hao, Shu Jian ^a  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Microscopy; Paraxial approximation; Polarization; Second harmonic generation; Vector model

Indexed keywords

AXIAL COMPONENTS; ELLIPTICAL POLARIZATION; HIGH NUMERICAL APERTURES; JONES MATRIX; LINEAR POLARIZATION; MICROSCOPY; NUMERICAL RESULTS; PARAXIAL APPROXIMATIONS; POLARIZATION ORIENTATION; POLARIZATION RESPONSE; SECOND HARMONIC GENERATION; SECOND-HARMONIC SIGNAL; VECTOR DIFFRACTION THEORY; VECTOR MODELS; WEIGHT FACTOR; SECOND HARMONIC GENERATION MICROSCOPIES (SHG); SECOND HARMONIC SIGNALS;

HARMONIC ANALYSIS; NONLINEAR OPTICS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; POLARIZATION; SIGNAL ANALYSIS; VECTORS; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION;

HARMONIC GENERATION;

EID: 77950580118     PISSN: 14644258     EISSN: 17413567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/2040-8978/12/4/045201     Document Type: Article

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