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We study second-harmonic generation from single CdTe/CdS core/shell rod-on-dot nanocrystals with different geometrical parameters, which allow to fine tune the nonlinear properties of the nanostructure. These hybrid semiconductor-semiconductor nanoparticles exhibit extremely strong and stable second-harmonic emission, although the size of CdTe core is still within the strong quantum confinement regime. The orientation sensitive polarization response is analyzed by means of a pointwise additive model of the third-order tensors associated to the nanoparticle components. These findings prove that engineering of semiconducting complex heterostructures at the single nanoparticle scale can lead to extremely bright nanometric nonlinear light sources.

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We discuss the design and construction of a Faraday isolator for diode laser spectroscopy using commercially available components. The design involves modelling the magnetic field of an assembly of cylindrical magnets and verifying the predictions using a sensor. We obtain an isolation ratio for optical feedback of ∼35 dB at a wavelength of 780 nm. The cost is approximately one-fourth the cost of an equivalent commercially available device. We expect that the design can be widely used in experiments in laser spectroscopy and in advanced undergraduate laboratory experiments.PACS Nos.: 01.50.Pa, 32.80.Pj, 39.25.+k, 42.62.Fi