Abstract
Introducing nonlocal effects such as magnetic dipolar and electric quadrupolar ones in the time-dependent perturbation theory, we show that a liquid of chiral molecules should exhibit a nonlinear circular dichroism, i.e., a difference in the nonlinear absorption depending on the handedness of the light polarization. General expressions are given, and it is shown that such an effect should be measurable experimentally.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | Pr8-241-Pr8-242 |
| Journal | Journal De Physique. IV : JP |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue number | 8 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2000 |
| Event | COLOQ 6: Sixieme Colloque sur les Lasers et L'Optique Quantique - Talence, France Duration: 7 Sept 1999 → 9 Sept 1999 |