Mediation of nonlinear polarization by the magnetic field in a composite medium with a chiral component

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 285-287

  Weiglhofer, Werner S ^a   Lakhtakia, Akhlesh ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Magnetically controlled nonlinearity; Nonlinear chiral composites; Nonlinear composite medium

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC PERMEABILITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PERMITTIVITY;

CHIRAL COMPONENT; NONLINEAR POLARIZATION;

NONLINEAR OPTICS;

EID: 0030571347     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2760(19961205)13:5<285::AID-MOP11>3.0.CO;2-6     Document Type: Article

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