Title :
The application of time evolution operators and Feynman diagrams to nonlinear optics
Author_Institution :
California Inst. of Tech., Pasadena, CA, USA
fDate :
12/1/1977 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This paper develops a consistent formalism for describing nonlinear optical mixing and multiphoton processes of any arbitrary order. The theory uses the time-evolution operators of quantum mechanics, and the related Feynman diagrams.
Keywords :
Absorption; Atom optics; Eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; Frequency; Nonlinear optics; Optical mixing; Optical scattering; Quantum mechanics; Raman scattering; Stationary state;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.1977.1069267
