Mimicking a Kerrlike medium in the dispersive regime of second-harmonic generation

Klimov, A B, Sánchez-Soto, L L, Delgado, J C

Published Jan 31, 2001• 22 citations

Abstract

We find an effective Hamiltonian describing the process of second-harmonic generation in the far-off resonant limit. We show that the dynamics of the fundamental mode is governed by a Kerrlike Hamiltonian. Some dynamical consequences are examined.

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