Multipolar second-harmonic emission with focused Gaussian beams

We show that electric-dipole-allowed surface second-harmonic (SH) generation with focused Gaussian beams can be described in terms of Mie-type multipolar contributions to the SH signal. In contrast to the traditional case, where Mie multipoles arise from field retardation across nanoparticles, the m...

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Main Authors: Mikko J Huttunen, Jouni Mäkitalo, Godofredo Bautista, Martti Kauranen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2012-01-01
Series:New Journal of Physics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/14/11/113005