Comment on "Pushing the hyperpolarizability to the limit".
It is shown that energy/length scaling complicates maximizing the first hyperpolarizability of a single electron as a function of the potential. A more transparent formula for this hyperpolarizability is given. Examining this formula demonstrates that Zhou et al.(1) have not proved that modulated conjugation results in large hyperpolarizability.
Wiggers
Greg A
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Department of Physics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44120-7900, USA.
Petschek
Rolfe G
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