Non-Linear Optical Response in Atoms, Molecules and Clusters

An Explicit Time Dependent Density Functional Approach
2014
ISBN: 978-3-319-08319-3
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 70 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 1569 g

Reihe: SpringerBriefs in Electrical and Magnetic Properties of Atoms, Molecules, and Clusters

The aim of this brief is to present, in sufficient detail, a non-perturbative technique for calculating optical hyperpolarizabilities. The ability to efficiently compute hyperpolarizabilities, for a variety of different molecular systems, makes this brief invaluable for those engaged in the computational design of new electro-optical materials. The resulting computation is very predictable and suitable for automation, in contrast to perturbative methods that typically rely on iterative methods. The methodology which is wholly applicable to atoms, molecules, clusters (and with some modifications) to condensed matter, is described and illustrated at a level that is accessible to theoreticians and supplemented with details that should be of interest to practitioners.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Goncharov, Vladimir

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Physik Elektromagnetismus Quantenoptik, Nichtlineare Optik, Laserphysik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction.- Response functions.- Density Functional Perturbation Theory.- Real Time method.- Response Functions from Real Time TDDFT.- Nonlinear Response in Atoms, Molecules and Clusters.- Extension to Condensed Matter and Outlook.