Hyperpolarizability and second order susceptibility

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Hello everybody,

My question is about nonlinear optic in both macroscopic and microscopic point of view.

What is the relationship between second order susceptibility tensor [itex]\chi^{(2)}[/itex] and the first hyperpolarizability tensor [itex]\beta[/itex] ?

Thank you everybody.
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Thanks for your answer.

Konte