Method of integral equations and an extinction theorem for two-dimensional problems in nonlinear optics

An approach using the generalized method of integral equations by substitution of the variables in the integral equation is applied to two- and quasi-two-dimensional systems. As a result, the connection between the integral and Maxwell equations as well as an extinction theorem for this case are established. The technique developed may be applied to any composite medium with a columnlike mesostructure. By use of the elementary cylinder radiator (``mesoscopic atom'') concept we reduce the problem of finding the optical properties of such media to the calculation of the susceptibility of a dense two-dimensional gas. The calculated optical anisotropy depends dramatically not only on the concentration but also on the form of the inclusions (mesostructure). Our calculations of the dielectric permittivity tensor for a two-dimensional composite medium with wire mesostructure show excellent agreement with the experimental measurements of the long-wavelength dielectric constants for two orthogonal polarizations in a photonic crystal made of dielectric rods [W. M. Robertson et al., J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 10, 322 (1993)].