Six-wave mixing: secular resonances in a higher-order mechanism for second-harmonic generation

P Allcock, D L Andrews

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Abstract

A six-wave mechanism for second-harmonic generation in isotropic or microscopically disordered media is presented. This mechanism allows the signal to be sustained by molecules of all symmetry types and may also operate in isotropic fluids. A detailed derivation and first explicit result is given for the nonlinear optical susceptibility, solving the problem of secular response.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3731-3742
Number of pages12
JournalJournal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
Volume30
Issue number16
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 28 Aug 1997

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