2005/10/24 by Mark G. Kuzyk, Kuzyk, Mark G.
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paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.physics/0510199
4 pages and 2 color figures Small changes made in derivation to show that it is rigourous
openalex publication_date 2005/10/24 · arxiv created 2006/04/11 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Using sum rules and a new dipole-free sum-over-states expression, we calculate the fundamental limits of the dispersion of the real and imaginary parts of all electronic nonlinear-optical susceptibilities. As such, these general results can be used to study any nonlinear optical phenomena at any wavelength, making it possible to push both applications and our understanding of such processes to the limits. These results reveal the ultimate constraints imposed by nature on our ability to control and use light.