second-harmonic generation

English

Alternative forms

  • SHG (abbreviation)

Noun

second-harmonic generation (plural second-harmonic generations)

  1. A nonlinear optical process in which two photons with the same frequency interact with a nonlinear material.
    Synonym: frequency doubling
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