A compact polarization converter to observe molecular orientation

Mamoru Hashimoto; Keisuke Yoshiki; Ryosuke Kanamaru; Nobuyuki Hashimoto; Tsutomu Araki

doi:10.1117/12.699852

14 February 2007 A compact polarization converter to observe molecular orientation

Mamoru Hashimoto, Keisuke Yoshiki, Ryosuke Kanamaru, Nobuyuki Hashimoto, Tsutomu Araki

Proceedings Volume 6443, Three-Dimensional and Multidimensional Microscopy: Image Acquisition and Processing XIV; 64430L (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.699852
Event: SPIE BiOS, 2007, San Jose, California, United States

Abstract

We developed a compact polarization-converter using two liquid-crystal spatial-light-modulators with eight electrodes. The converter converted a linearly polarized beam to two orthogonal linearly polarized beams and a radially polarized beam, and the direction of the electric filed at the focal point were controlled three-dimensionally. We constructed a second-harmonic-generation microscope using the polarization-converter to observe three-dimensional molecular orientation and demonstrated the detectability of molecular orientation.

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Mamoru Hashimoto, Keisuke Yoshiki, Ryosuke Kanamaru, Nobuyuki Hashimoto, and Tsutomu Araki "A compact polarization converter to observe molecular orientation", Proc. SPIE 6443, Three-Dimensional and Multidimensional Microscopy: Image Acquisition and Processing XIV, 64430L (14 February 2007); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.699852

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