DILUTE NONLINEAR PARTICULATE COMPOSITES COMPRISED BY LINEAR BIANISOTROPIC INCLUSIONS IN NONLINEAR DIELECTRIC HOST MEDIA

The Maxwell Garnett approach has been used to estimate the effective p roperties of a nonlinear, bianisotropic particulate composite. This co mposite is formed by randomly dispersing electrically small, linear bi anisotropic inclusions in a nonlinear, homogeneous, isotropic dielectr ic-magnetic medium. The dielectric susceptibility of the host medium i s assumed to depend on the electric field. Various types of nonlinear bianisotropic composites can thus be tailored by materials scientists for optical purposes. (C) 1996 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentatio n Engineers.