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Abstract:
We discuss the nonlinear response due to the spatial modulation of the second-order susceptibility at the interface between two nonlinear media, and experimentally demonstrate that the nonlinear Cherenkov radiation is enhanced by the interface of two nonlinear crystals with a large disparity in χ(2). In our experiment, the intensity of the nonlinear Cherenkov radiation generated at the nonlinear interface was approximately 4 to 10 times that at the crystal boundary. This result suggests potential applications to efficient frequency conversion.
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