hyperpolarizability
Sign in to saveThe hyperpolarizability, a nonlinear-optical property of a molecule, is the second order electric susceptibility per unit volume. The hyperpolarizability can be calculated using quantum chemical calculations developed in several software packages. See nonlinear optics.
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The hyperpolarizability, a nonlinear-optical property of a molecule, is the second order electric susceptibility per unit volume. The hyperpolarizability can be calculated using quantum chemical calculations developed in several software packages. See nonlinear optics.
==Definition and higher orders== The linear electric polarizability \alpha in isotropic media is defined as the ratio of the induced dipole moment \mathbf{p} of an atom to the electric field \mathbf{E} that produces this dipole moment.