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The basic theory and selected experimental methods of two-photon spectroscopy are presented. Two-photon absorption probabilities and the effect of photon polarization on the absorptivities are analyzed using a single intermediate state approximation. We demonstrate, however, that electronic transitions which involve large changes in dipole moment will have enhanced two-photon absorptivities due to contributions from the initial and final states. The two-photon excitation, thermal lens and double resonance techniques are briefly described.
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Birge, R.R. (1984). An Introduction to Two-Photon Spectroscopy. In: Sandorfy, C., Theophanides, T. (eds) Spectroscopy of Biological Molecules. NATO ASI Series, vol 139. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-6490-7_22
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