Large nonlinear phase shifts in second-order nonlinear-optical processes.
We show that processes such as second-harmonic generation and subsequent downconversion, and parametric mixing in general, can lead to large field-dependent phase shifts for the input beams under a variety of conditions.
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Stegeman
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Sheik-Bahae
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