TY - JOUR
T1 - Third-harmonic generation and its applications in optical image processing
AU - Fuentes-Hernandez, Canek
AU - Ramos-Ortiz, Gabriel
AU - Tseng, Shuo Yen
AU - Gaj, Michael P.
AU - Kippelen, Bernard
PY - 2009/10/28
Y1 - 2009/10/28
N2 - We review potential applications of third-harmonic generation (THG) in polymer composites to implement optical image processing applications at the eye-safe and technologically relevant telecommunication bands. We discuss two examples, time-gated imaging through scattering media, and image recognition using Fourier-based techniques, where THG in a polymer composite offers significant advantages over typical holographic media, in that it produces signals that are non-degenerate in optical frequency and space, and allows the development of applications that are compatible with low-cost Si-based electronic components.
AB - We review potential applications of third-harmonic generation (THG) in polymer composites to implement optical image processing applications at the eye-safe and technologically relevant telecommunication bands. We discuss two examples, time-gated imaging through scattering media, and image recognition using Fourier-based techniques, where THG in a polymer composite offers significant advantages over typical holographic media, in that it produces signals that are non-degenerate in optical frequency and space, and allows the development of applications that are compatible with low-cost Si-based electronic components.
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U2 - 10.1039/b905561d
DO - 10.1039/b905561d
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:77954650725
SN - 0959-9428
VL - 19
SP - 7394
EP - 7401
JO - Journal of Materials Chemistry
JF - Journal of Materials Chemistry
IS - 40
ER -