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Spectral shaping of second harmonic generation in hybrid hBN/rBN epitaxial stacks

Kossacki J., Karim B., Bojdecki F., Zajkowska-Pietrzak W., Bilska M., Iwański J., Szwed G., Rogala I., Pastorczak M., Dąbrowska A.K., Pawłowski J., Binder J., Wasylczyk P., Kret S., Wysmołek A., Antosiewicz T.J., and Klimczak M.

Optics Express

34(18), 2026, pp. 34501-34515, 10.1364/OE.599754

Hybrid epitaxial boron nitride films combining centrosymmetric hexagonal (hBN) and non-centrosymmetric rhombohedral (rBN) polytypes offer a unique platform for engineering second-order nonlinear optical response in the ultraviolet. We investigate how the spectral profile of second-harmonic generation in such heterostructures can be shaped through the combined action of stacking-induced optical interference and the intrinsic spectral dispersion of the rBN nonlinear susceptibility. First-principles calculations of the wavelength-dependent χ(2) of rBN are incorporated into transfer-matrix simulations of hBN/rBN stacks, revealing two distinct regimes of SHG: a localized-source regime enabling ultraviolet-enhanced excitation spectra, and an extended nonlinear-slab regime lacking any specific UV preference. Control simulations assuming dispersionless χ(2) demonstrate that observed non-monotonic spectral features require the interplay of stacking geometry and susceptibility dispersion, and cannot be reproduced by geometry alone. SHG excitation spectra measured on polycrystalline MOVPE-grown BN films exhibit characteristic qualitative trends consistent with these regimes. These results identify mixed-polytype epitaxial BN as a promising route toward compact ultraviolet nonlinear optical elements, with polytype engineering emerging as an effective tool for tailoring SHG excitation spectra.


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