At optical spectral range where the real part of dielectric constant epsilon is near zero, optical processes are very distinct since phase velocity of optical wave is very large, leading to a low group velocity. After introducing a series of epsilon-near-zero organic materials, several examples of linear and nonlinear optical process in organic epsilon-near-zero organics will be presented. In particular, quadratic and cubic processes such as electro-optic effect, second-harmonic generation, and intensity-dependent refractive index and absorption will be discussed.
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