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Tuning harmonics with excitons

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Nonlinear generation of light from an atomically thin semiconductor can be controlled by electrical fields.

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Figure 1: Various configurations for electrically controlled second-harmonic generation of light.

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  1. Sean P. Rodrigues and Wenshan Cai are at the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA,

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Rodrigues, S., Cai, W. Tuning harmonics with excitons. Nature Nanotech 10, 387–388 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2015.92

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