Bilinear Optical Systems

Nonlinear optical systems described by the third term of a Volterra series (i.e. bilinear optical systems) are shown to be represented by a Wigner distribution function or ambiguity function. This treatment allows a description of bilinear systems in terms of a ray picture.

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