A full theory of the interaction between nonlinear transverse-electric and transverse-magnetic waves is derived. A new form of third-order tensor that accounts for the presence of the two polarizations is described and a mathematical discussion of the first integral is presented. The theory is illustrated by a full set of numerical results both for single-interface and thin-film structures.

• Received 26 September 1988

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.39.2481