The local-field factor and microscopic cascading: a self-consistent method applied to confined systems of molecules

We use a simplified self-consistent method to address nonlinear-optical cascading phenomena, which shows added microscopic cascading contributions in high-ordered nonlinear susceptibilities through fifth order. These cascading terms in the microscopic regime encompass all possible scalar cascading configurations. The imposition of geometric constraints further influences the predicted cascading contributions and opens up additional design parameters for nonlinear-optical materials. These results are used in approximating the effective fifth-order susceptibility in thin films of C-60 monomers of varying thickness and concentration.