Optical second harmonic generation in ferroelectric liquid crystals under oblique incidence

Abstract

The second harmonic generation (SHG) in ferroelectric liquid crystals under oblique incidence was studied by using a numerical band matrix method that uses boundary conditions directly. No approximations were used except for the nondepleted fundamental wave. By matching the edge of the full-pitch band with that of the half-pitch band, the SH intensity increased significantly. The thickness (L) dependence of the SH intensity showed L ^6.93–L ^7.09 dependence without the limitation of the thickness.

Keywords:

• second harmonic generation
• ferroelectric liquid crystal
• photonic band
• helical structure

Acknowledgement

We are grateful to Prof. H. Takezoe of the Tokyo Institute of Technology for helpful discussion about the SHG in liquid crystals.