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It is shown that energy/length scaling complicates maximizing the first hyperpolarizability of a single electron as a function of the potential. A more transparent formula for this hyperpolarizability is given. Examining this formula demonstrates that Zhou et al.(1) have not proved that modulated co...

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Published in:Optics letters 2007-04, Vol.32 (8), p.942-3; discussion 944-5
Main Authors: Wiggers, Greg A, Petschek, Rolfe G
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:It is shown that energy/length scaling complicates maximizing the first hyperpolarizability of a single electron as a function of the potential. A more transparent formula for this hyperpolarizability is given. Examining this formula demonstrates that Zhou et al.(1) have not proved that modulated conjugation results in large hyperpolarizability.
ISSN:0146-9592
1539-4794
DOI:10.1364/OL.32.000942