Theory of Nonlinear Optical Activity in Isotropic Media and Liquid Crystals
- 1 October 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Optica Acta: International Journal of Optics
- Vol. 29 (10) , 1359-1369
- https://doi.org/10.1080/713820767
Abstract
The phenomenological theory of nonlinear optical activity and nonlinear circular dichroism is developed. Exact analytical solutions are found in the planewave approximation which make it possible to analyse conditions for observation of contributions of the aforementioned effects.Keywords
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