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This chapter deals mainly with harmonic generation and parametric interactions in anisotropic crystals. Section 1.7.2 describes second- and higher-order electric susceptibilities. Section 1.7.3 is devoted to propagation phenomena, particularly in the case of three-wave and four-wave interactions, to the conditions of phase matching and to resonant and non-resonant second harmonic generation. Section 1.7.4 shows how the basic nonlinear parameters are determined and Section 1.7.5 gives a survey of the main nonlinear crystals. This chapter is also available as HTML from the International Tables Online site hosted by the IUCr.
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Boulanger, B., Zyss, J. (2006). Nonlinear optical properties. In: Authier, A. (eds) International Tables for Crystallography Volume D: Physical properties of crystals. International Tables for Crystallography, vol D. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1107/97809553602060000634
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