THE MICROCRYSTAL PRISM METHOD FOR REFRACTIVE-INDEX MEASUREMENTS ON ZEOLITE-BASED NANOCOMPOSITES

Authors
STRIEBEL C HOFFMANN K MARLOW F
Citation
C. Striebel et al., THE MICROCRYSTAL PRISM METHOD FOR REFRACTIVE-INDEX MEASUREMENTS ON ZEOLITE-BASED NANOCOMPOSITES, Microporous materials, 9(1-2), 1997, pp. 43-50
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry Physical","Material Science","Chemistry Applied
Journal title
Microporous materials → ACNP
ISSN journal
09276513
Volume
9
Issue
1-2
Year of publication
1997
Pages
43 - 50
Database
ISI
SICI code
0927-6513(1997)9:1-2<43:TMPMFR>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
A new method for the measurement of the refractive index of small crys tals is described. The method is based on the refraction of transmitte d light by prismatic crystals. The usage of the method is demonstrated on dye-loaded molecular sieve crystals, which are of interest as nonl inear optical materials. For these birefringent materials the waveleng th- and polarization-dependent refractive indices are determined for t he first time. These measurements allow the calculation of the phase m atching conditions for the SHG process of these crystals.