Optically nonlinear s-polarized waves in dielectric superlattices

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1367-1372

  Shi, Jianmin ^a   Cottam, Michael G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dielectric polarization; Electromagnetic propagation in nonlinear media; Nonlinear differential equations; Nonlinear optics; Optical planar waveguides; Thin film devices

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC FILMS; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PERMITTIVITY; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SUPERLATTICES; THIN FILM DEVICES;

DIELECTRIC SUPERLATTICES;

NONLINEAR OPTICS;

EID: 0032137402     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.704321     Document Type: Article

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