Why hyperpolarizabllities fall short of the fundamental quantum limits

Kakoli Tripathy, Javier Pérez Moreno, Mark G. Kuzyk, Benjamin J. Coe, Koen Clays, Anne Myers Kelley

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    Abstract

    Linear spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, theory, and measured values of hyperpolarizability, were used to study the cause of gap between the experimental results and the fundamental limits. It was found that there is an apparent limit to the first hyperpolarizability that is about 10 -3/2 times the quantum limit. This gap cannot be explained by a dilution effect due to the presence of vibronic states. The results show that this gap is due to an unfavorable arrangement of excited state energies.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)7932-7945
    Number of pages13
    JournalJournal of Chemical Physics
    Volume121
    Issue number16
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 22 Oct 2004

    Keywords

    • UV and visible spectra (absorption; why hyperpolarizabilities fall short of fundamental quantum limits); Harmonic oscillator (clipped; why hyperpolarizabilities fall short of fundamental quantum limits); Quantum transition (dipole moment; why hyperpolarizabilities fall short of fundamental quantum limits); Electronic state; Energy level; Excited state; Optical hyperpolarizability; Sum rule; Vibrational frequency; Vibronic level (why hyperpolarizabilities fall short of fundamental quantum limits)

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