Sum frequency and second harmonic generation from the surface of a liquid microjet.
The use of a liquid microjet as a possible source of interest for Second Harmonic Generation (SHG) and Sum Frequency Generation (SFG) spectroscopy is examined. We measured non-resonant SHG scattering patterns from the air/water interface of a microjet of pure water and observe a strong enhancement of the SHG signal for certain scattering angles. These enhancements can be explained by the optical properties and the shape of the liquid microjet. SFG experiments at the surface of a liquid microjet of ethanol in air show that it is also possible to measure the coherent vibrational SFG spectrum of the ethanol/air interface in this way. Our findings are useful for future far-UV or X-ray based nonlinear optical surface experiments on liquid jets. In addition, combined X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and SHG/SFG measurements are feasible, which will be very useful in improving our understanding of the molecular foundations of electrostatic and chemical surface properties and phenomena.
Laboratory for Fundamental Biophotonics (LBP), Institute of Bioengineering (IBI), School of Engineering (STI), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
Nikolay
N
Smolentsev
Laboratory for Fundamental Biophotonics (LBP), Institute of Bioengineering (IBI), School of Engineering (STI), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
Yixing
Y
Chen
Laboratory for Fundamental Biophotonics (LBP), Institute of Bioengineering (IBI), School of Engineering (STI), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
Kailash C
KC
Jena
Laboratory for Surface Science and Technology, Department of Materials, ETH Zürich, CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland.
Matthew A
MA
Brown
Laboratory for Fundamental Biophotonics (LBP), Institute of Bioengineering (IBI), School of Engineering (STI), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
Sylvie
S
Roke
D000388:Air; D000431:Ethanol / Q000737:chemistry; D008954:Models, Biological; D056951:Photoelectron Spectroscopy; D013499:Surface Properties; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry*
D014867:Water; D000431:Ethanol