Title :
Optical second-harmonic generation in isocyclic and heterocyclic organic compounds
Author_Institution :
Centre National d́Estudes des Télécommunications, Bagneux, France
fDate :
1/1/1971 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Second-harmonic generation experiments show that large optical nonlinearities are associated with isocyclic and heterocyclic organic groups. The nonlinearities in one compound of the pyrimidine family, 5-Nitrouracil, are estimated to be as large as in barium-sodium niobate.
Keywords :
Background noise; Broadband amplifiers; Narrowband; Nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical noise; Optical receivers; Organic compounds; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Signal to noise ratio;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.1971.1076539
