Nonlinear Optical Polarizabilities of Molecules.
Abstract
A review is given of the relation between microscopic and macroscopic forms of electric tensor properties of both second and third orders. The Second Harmonic Generation process in a focused laser beam for a particular dc field geometry is also reviewed, and the treatment is extended to include anomalously dispersive gases. Hyperpolarizabilities and hyperpolarizability ratios have been measured for the molecules H2, N2, O2, CO, NO, CO2, SF6, NH3, H2S, H2O, (CH3) 2O, and CH3OH. The results are presented and compared with theoretical and experimental data from other sources. Agreement with most other gas-phase experimental data is good, and where this is not the case, we believe our data to be the more reliable. Special points of interest are discussed for several of the molecules. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1978
- Accession Number
- ADA066726
Entities
People
- Charles Kenneth Miller
Organizations
- University of Michigan