MAXIMUM ATTAINABLE EFFICIENCY OF A CUBIC NONLINEAR RESPONSE OF MATTER

Authors
KOVALEV VI
Citation
Vi. Kovalev, MAXIMUM ATTAINABLE EFFICIENCY OF A CUBIC NONLINEAR RESPONSE OF MATTER, Quantum electronics, 27(8), 1997, pp. 732-734
Citations number
18
Journal title
Quantum electronics → ACNP
ISSN journal
10637818
Volume
27
Issue
8
Year of publication
1997
Pages
732 - 734
Database
ISI
SICI code
1063-7818(1997)27:8<732:MAEOAC>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
It is shown that the efficiency of a cubic nonlinear optical response of matter, defined as the ratio of the cubic nonlinear susceptibility to its relaxation time, may reach similar to 10(8) cm(2) J(-1) for ele ctronic mechanisms of this response, This is 10(3)-10(4) times higher than the value achieved so far, The conditions for attaining the maxim um efficiency are found.