Location
University of Nevada Las Vegas, Science and Education Building
Start Date
9-8-2011 10:15 AM
End Date
9-8-2011 12:00 PM
Description
Although present theories of nonlinear optics agree with observed behavior in simple atoms such as helium, more complex molecules containing many electrons, such as carbon tetrachloride (CCI4), cannot consistently be described by theory. Through experimental analysis of nonlinear materials, a new, more sophisticated model for describing their properties could be realized. The purpose of our experiment was to measure the nonlinear behavior of the second harmonic signal generated from CCI4 and to compare the results with the prediction by the CCSD(T) molecular model.
Keywords
Carbon tetrachloride – Optical properties; Matter — Properties; Nonlinear optics
Disciplines
Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
Language
English
Second hyperpolarizability of carbon tetrachloride
University of Nevada Las Vegas, Science and Education Building
Although present theories of nonlinear optics agree with observed behavior in simple atoms such as helium, more complex molecules containing many electrons, such as carbon tetrachloride (CCI4), cannot consistently be described by theory. Through experimental analysis of nonlinear materials, a new, more sophisticated model for describing their properties could be realized. The purpose of our experiment was to measure the nonlinear behavior of the second harmonic signal generated from CCI4 and to compare the results with the prediction by the CCSD(T) molecular model.
Comments
Research sponsored by: NSF grant # DMR-1005247