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Optical fibres with organic single-crystal cores offer the potential for efficient second harmonic generation (>50%) and high amplification gain (>35 dB) when centimetre-long devices are pumped by semiconductor lasers of just a few milliwatts of power output.
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White, K.I., Nayar, B.K. & Kashyap, R. Amplification and second harmonic generation in non-linear fibre waveguides. Opt Quant Electron 20, 339–342 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00620251
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