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Theory of second-harmonic generation in colloidal crystals

J. P. Huang, Y. C. Jian, C. Z. Fan, K. W. Yu

physics.opticsarXiv:physics/0611136

Abstract

On the basis of the Edward-Kornfeld formulation, we study the effective susceptibility of secondharmonic generation (SHG) in colloidal crystals, which are made of graded metallodielectric nanoparticles with an intrinsic SHG susceptibility suspended in a host liquid. We find a large enhancement and redshift of SHG responses, which arises from the periodic structure, local field effects and gradation in the metallic cores. The optimization of the Ewald-Kornfeld formulation is also investigated.

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