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Polarization Bistability And Instability In Degenerate Four-Wave Mixing

Kenju Otsuka, Junji Yumoto

Published Oct 14, 1986• 1 citation

Abstract

Non-integral Maxwell equations are derived for an interfering beam scheme, by taking into account a tensor property inherent in a third-order nonlinear susceptibility, χ (3), and provide new insights into four-wave mixing theory, in particular, polarization bistability and instability.

DOI: 10.1117/12.938864

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