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    Area of Science:

    • Nonlinear optics
    • Materials science
    • Nanophotonics

    Background:

    • Surface second-harmonic generation (SHG) is crucial for nonlinear optical applications.
    • Understanding SHG in multilayer dielectric structures is complex.
    • Enhancing surface nonlinear responses is a key challenge.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To analytically and numerically investigate surface SHG in dielectric layer stacks.
    • To develop a theoretical formalism for calculating surface-driven SHG in multilayers.
    • To explore enhancement mechanisms in ultrathin dielectric layers.

    Main Methods:

    • Transfer matrix method for multilayer calculations.
    • Power series expansion for ultrathin layer analysis.
    • Derivation of effective surface nonlinear tensor for the stack.

    Main Results:

    • Demonstrated efficient summation of surface responses from interfaces in subwavelength layers.
    • Achieved largely enhanced SHG efficiency due to constructive interference.
    • Showed surface-driven nonlinearity can rival bulk nonlinearity in semiconductors.

    Conclusions:

    • Surface-driven nonlinearity in ultrathin dielectric stacks offers high performance.
    • This approach is promising for advanced nonlinear nanophotonic devices.
    • The developed formalism provides a pathway for designing efficient nonlinear optical materials.