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Calculations of circular intensity differences in electric-field-induced second harmonic generation

  • Dan Jonsson*
  • , Yi Luo
  • , Kenneth Ruud
  • , Patrick Norman
  • , Hans Ågren
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Linköping University
  • University of Oslo

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Abstract

Ab initio calculations of electric-field induced second-harmonic generation for chiral molecules are presented. The calculations employ cubic response theory and take into account electric-dipole, electric-quadrupole and magnetic-dipole interactions, which result in an intensity dependence on the helicity of the light. The circular intensity difference is calculated for the chiral molecules twisted ethylene, trans-1,2-dimethylcyclopropane and methyloxirane. The calculated circular intensity differences are small - being of the order of 10-4-10-3 - but such electric-field induced second harmonic generation intensity dependencies should be experimentally detectable.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)371-376
Number of pages6
JournalChemical Physics Letters
Volume288
Issue number2-4
DOIs
StatePublished - 22 May 1998
Externally publishedYes

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