Journal of Chemical Physics, Vol.118, No.11, 4778-4780, 2003
On the determination of molecular orientation from polarized imaging in second-harmonic microscopy
The polarized imaging of a monolayer film in second-harmonic microscopy in oblique incidence geometry has been analyzed theoretically. It has been demonstrated that both azimuthal and tilt angles of molecules in the film can be determined from measurements of relative second harmonic intensities at different orientations of a polarizer or an analyzer. (C) 2003 American Institute of Physics.