Abstract
It is shown that two-step, two-wave mixing makes a substantial contribution to the total three-wave mixing process in a noncentrosymmetric crystal. The efficiency of generating was observed as a function of the difference frequency , the electric polarization vector, and the propagation direction. This method allowed the determination of the true third-order susceptibility , in both sign and magnitude, in terms of .
- Received 5 July 1972
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.29.865
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