Optics in the Multipole Approximation: From Atomic Systems to Solids
Journal Article
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· Optics Communication
OSTI ID:12673
- Sandia National Laboratories
Starting from the microscopic light-matter interaction in form of the minimal coupling Hamiltonian, the multipole approximation for the optical response of localized electrons in atomic systems is extended to delocalized electrons in solids. A spatial averaging procedure is used to derive the electromagnetic sources for macroscopic Maxwell's equations as well as the corresponding many particle Hamiltonian on a coarse grained length scale. The results are illustrated for semiconductor bulk material up to quadruple moments for the interband transitions, where gauge invariant equations of motion for the optical response are obtained.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (US); Sandia National Labs., Livermore, CA (US)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- US Department of Energy (US)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000
- OSTI ID:
- 12673
- Report Number(s):
- SAND99-2405J
- Journal Information:
- Optics Communication, Journal Name: Optics Communication
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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