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dvhyesterday at 5:22 PM1 replyview on HN

Does nonlinear optics also create harmonics as with nonlinear electronics?


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jbay808yesterday at 5:37 PM

Yes, this is how frequency-doubled lasers work (eg. 532 nm green laser pointers, which are generated as a harmonic from a 1064 nm Nd:YVO4 laser by a nonlinear KTP crystal).