Is there a fundamental limit on nonlinear molecular susceptibilities?

Mark G. Kuzyk

doi:10.1117/12.408523

29 November 2000 Is there a fundamental limit on nonlinear molecular susceptibilities?

Mark G. Kuzyk

Proceedings Volume 4106, Linear, Nonlinear, and Power-Limiting Organics; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.408523
Event: International Symposium on Optical Science and Technology, 2000, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

Nonlinear optical materials have been the focus of studies to maximize their nonlinear optical susceptibility because of their possible applications. Complex quantum expressions are often simplified with two and three state models that consider the competition between excited states, symmetry, and bond length alternation. We ask the question: Is there a fundamental upper limit of the nonlinear susceptibility, and, can this limit be achieved? We use the Thomas-Kuhn quantum sum rules, which are general and apply to any system and find that the off-resonant diagonal components of the second and third-order susceptibilities are bounded by a function that depends on the number of electrons and the transition energy to the first excited state. A large set of measurements form the literature are all found to be bounded by this horizon function as predicted. Further improvements in susceptibilities will therefore require more creative approaches that are presently used.

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Mark G. Kuzyk "Is there a fundamental limit on nonlinear molecular susceptibilities?", Proc. SPIE 4106, Linear, Nonlinear, and Power-Limiting Organics, (29 November 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.408523

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