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Title: Multipolar contributions to optical second-harmonic generation in isotropic fluids

Journal Article · · Physical Review, A (General Physics); (USA)
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  1. Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720 (USA) Materials and Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720 (USA)

The general conclusions of the recent article by Andrews and Blake (Phys. Rev. A 38, 3113 (1988)) on the forbidden nature of higher-order multipolar contributions to optical second-harmonic generation are misleading and not generally valid.

DOE Contract Number:
AC03-76SF00098
OSTI ID:
6937483
Journal Information:
Physical Review, A (General Physics); (USA), Vol. 41:8; ISSN 0556-2791
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English