We have observed an enhancement of the second harmonic (SH) intensity from
an SiO2-Ag composite film sandwiched by two SiO2 layers. This enhancement i
s mediated by the half-leaky guided mode (HLGM) of the layered sample struc
ture, and it can be accounted for well by classical electromagnetic theory.
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