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Second-harmonic generation is investigated in lithium niobate channels realized by proton exchange and quasi-phase matched by surface periodic poling. The reduction in conversion efficiency at high powers is interpreted in terms of multiphoton absorption via two-color terms, yielding an estimate of the dominating three-photon process.
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Cherchi, M., Stivala, S., Pasquazi, A. et al. Second-harmonic generation in surface periodically poled lithium niobate waveguides: on the role of multiphoton absorption. Appl. Phys. B 93, 559–565 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-008-3219-8
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