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Show HN: Real-time nonlinear optics simulation (JS/GLSL)

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39 points westoncb | 2 comments | 16 Jan 25 21:55 UTC | HN request time: 0.491s | source
1. dvh ◴[17 Jan 25 17:22 UTC] No.42740710[source]▶
Does nonlinear optics also create harmonics as with nonlinear electronics?
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2. jbay808 ◴[17 Jan 25 17:37 UTC] No.42740935[source]▶
Yes, this is how frequency-doubled lasers work (eg. 532 nm green laser pointers, which are generated as a harmonic from a 1064 nm Nd:YVO4 laser by a nonlinear KTP crystal).