Optical second-harmonic scattering from a non-diffusive random distribution of nonlinear domains

Jorge Bravo-Abad*, Xavier Vidal, Jorge L. Domínguez Juárez, Jordi Martorell

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Abstract

We show that the weak second harmonic light generated from a random distribution of nonlinear domains of transparent Strontium Barium Niobáte crystals can display a particularly intense generation in the forward direction. By using a theoretical model able to analyze the optical response of arbitrary distributions of three-dimensional nonlinear volumes of any shape, we found that the physical origin of this observation can be explained in terms of the scattering of light by a single nonlinear domain.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)14202-14211
Number of pages10
JournalOptics Express
Volume18
Issue number13
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 21 Jun 2010
Externally publishedYes

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