Abstract

We present measurements of second-harmonic generation with zinc-sulfide thin films. Both scattered light and specular light are investigated in linear optics as well as in second-harmonic generation. We show that second-harmonic generation is a powerful tool for understanding the nonlinear properties of thin films; it allows the study of the anisotropy found in the scattered and specular second harmonic. Using the symmetry of susceptibility tensors, we show that the films cannot be considered homogeneous when the crystallites are large. Finally, we outline nonlinear scattering measurements, which bring out the usefulness of second-harmonic light in probing the structure of thin films.

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