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Exact analytic expressions for electromagnetic propagation and optical nonlinear generation in finite one-dimensional
1Pirelli Labs-Optical Innovation, viale Sarca 222, 20126 Milan, Italy. cherchi@cantab.net
Abstract:
The translation matrix formalism has been used to find an exact analytic solution for linear light propagation in a finite one-dimensional periodic stratified structure. This modal approach allows us to derive a closed formula for the electric field in every point of the structure, by simply imposing a convenient form for the boundary conditions. We show how to apply this result to second-harmonic generation in the undepleted pump regime.
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