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Toy model of second harmonic generation due to structuring of centrosymmetric films

Toy model of second harmonic generation due to structuring of centrosymmetric films
Toy model of second harmonic generation due to structuring of centrosymmetric films

We show how structuring of matter can lead to second order optical nonlinearity. Coulomb interactions involving bound electrons cause a nonlinear optical response at boundaries. We demonstrate that second order nonlinearity is proportional to the perimeter of a planar structure cut from a centrosymmetric lattice of harmonic oscillators. This proportionality and our model can instruct the design of dielectric nonlinear particles, surfaces and metamaterials for optical second harmonic generation.

metamaterials, nanoparticles, nanostructures, optical nonlinearity, second harmonic generation
1094-4087
33346-33354
Xu, Jie
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Plum, Eric
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Savinov, Vassili
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Xu, Jie
9221b478-b998-445a-8719-67f535043748
Plum, Eric
50761a26-2982-40df-9153-7aecc4226eb5
Savinov, Vassili
147c7954-4636-4438-a305-cd78539f7c0a

Xu, Jie, Plum, Eric and Savinov, Vassili (2020) Toy model of second harmonic generation due to structuring of centrosymmetric films. Optics Express, 28 (22), 33346-33354. (doi:10.1364/OE.408841).

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We show how structuring of matter can lead to second order optical nonlinearity. Coulomb interactions involving bound electrons cause a nonlinear optical response at boundaries. We demonstrate that second order nonlinearity is proportional to the perimeter of a planar structure cut from a centrosymmetric lattice of harmonic oscillators. This proportionality and our model can instruct the design of dielectric nonlinear particles, surfaces and metamaterials for optical second harmonic generation.

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Accepted/In Press date: 29 September 2020
Published date: 26 October 2020
Additional Information: Funding Information: Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/M009122/1). Publisher Copyright: © 2020 OSA - The Optical Society. All rights reserved.
Keywords: metamaterials, nanoparticles, nanostructures, optical nonlinearity, second harmonic generation

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Local EPrints ID: 444395
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/444395
ISSN: 1094-4087
PURE UUID: 862c2a62-ad57-4f55-a896-1fdb4263b631
ORCID for Jie Xu: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-8421-5097
ORCID for Eric Plum: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-1552-1840
ORCID for Vassili Savinov: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-7203-7222

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Date deposited: 16 Oct 2020 16:30
Last modified: 17 Mar 2024 05:57

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Author: Jie Xu ORCID iD
Author: Eric Plum ORCID iD
Author: Vassili Savinov ORCID iD

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