Abstract

We show theoretically and experimentally how the first hyperpolarizability of a three-level molecule at a two-photon resonance can obtain a real value with strong resonant enhancement. This phenomenon arises from destructive interference of the usually dominant imaginary parts of the resonant hyperpolarizability.

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