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Record 1 2024-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optics
DEF

The study of the interaction of radiation with matter in which certain variables describing the response of the matter (such as electric polarization or power absorption) are not proportional to variables describing the radiation (such as electric field strength or energy flux).

Key term(s)
  • non-linear optics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Optique
DEF

Ensemble de propriétés particulières auxquelles obéit la propagation d'ondes électromagnétiques dans un milieu matériel lorsque l'amplitude des champs électromagnétiques correspondants est très grande.

Key term(s)
  • optique non-linéaire
  • optique nonlinéaire

Spanish

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