In this work, we report an optical method for characterizing crystal phases along single-
semiconductor III–V nanowires based on the measurement of polarization-dependent …

We use second-harmonic generation (SHG) with focused vector beams to investigate
individual vertically aligned GaAs nanowires. Our results provide direct evidence that SHG …

We demonstrate the utility of optical second harmonic generation (SHG) polarimetry to
perform structural characterization of noncentrosymmetric, single-crystalline II–VI …

We demonstrate a noninvasive optical microscopy technique based on polarization-
dependent second harmonic generation for determining the crystal lattice structure and …

The growth of horizontal nanowires (NWs) guided by epitaxial and graphoepitaxial relations
with the substrate is becoming increasingly attractive owing to the possibility of controlling …

Means for assessing the nonlinear optical properties of nanoscale materials are of key
importance for the advancement of active nanophotonics. By correlating second-harmonic …

We demonstrate that optical second harmonic generation (SHG) can be utilized to determine
the exact nature of nanotwins in noncentrosymmetric crystals, which is challenging to …

The nonlinear optical response of semiconductor nanowires has potential application for
frequency conversion in nanoscale optical circuitry. Here, second-and third-harmonic …

GaAs‐based semiconductors are highly attractive for diverse nonlinear photonic
applications, owing to their non‐centrosymmetric crystal structure and huge nonlinear …

The optical and electrical characterization of nanostructures is crucial for all applications in
nanophotonics. Particularly important is the knowledge of the optical near-field distribution …