Quantum theory of coherent transverse optical magnetism

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2009, Pages

  Rand, Stephen C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; LIGHT; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC MOMENTS; MAGNETOS; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL MATERIALS; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

ALL-OPTICAL; DENSITY MATRIX THEORY; ELECTRIC DIPOLE; EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATION; HOMOGENEOUS DIELECTRICS; INDUCED MAGNETISM; MAGNETIC CHARGES; MAGNETIC FIELD STRENGTHS; NON-LINEARITY; OPTICAL EFFECTS; OPTICAL FREQUENCY; PERMEABILITY CHANGE; QUADRATIC NONLINEARITIES; QUANTITATIVE AGREEMENT; REFRACTIVE-INDEX MODIFICATION; SECOND HARMONIC GENERATION; SPIN CONTROL; TERAHERTZ RADIATION; TRANSVERSE MAGNETIC FIELD; TRANSVERSE OPTICAL;

QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 73849083589     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.26.00B120     Document Type: Article

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