Second-harmonic generation in nonpolar chiral materials: Relationship between molecular and macroscopic properties

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1858-1865

  Ostroverkhov, Victor ^a   Singer, Kenneth D ^a   Petschek, Rolfe G ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMOPHORES; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; SECOND HARMONIC GENERATION; TENSORS;

CHIRALITY; HYPERPOLARIZABILITIES;

NONLINEAR OPTICS;

EID: 0008166023     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.18.001858     Document Type: Article

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