The text presents the key concepts in nonlinear optics at a level that will also be accessible to the non-specialist who wishes to acquire a foundation in the field. The principal equations of nonlinear physics are also encountered (Sine Gordon equation, nonlinear SchrΓΆdinger equation), and their so
Nonlinear Optics: Basic Concepts
β Scribed by Professor D. L. Mills Ph.D. (auth.)
- Publisher
- Springer Berlin Heidelberg
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 188
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Table of Contents
Front Matter....Pages I-VIII
Introductory Remarks....Pages 1-6
Linear Dielectric Response of Matter....Pages 7-35
Nonlinear Dielectric Response of Matter....Pages 37-50
Basic Principles of Nonlinear Wave Interactions: Second Harmonic Generation and Four Wave Mixing....Pages 51-72
Inelastic Scattering of Light from Matter: Stimulated Raman and Brillouin Scattering....Pages 73-92
Interaction of Atoms with Nearly Resonant Fields: Self-Induced Transparency....Pages 93-118
Self-Interaction Effects in One-Dimensional Wave Propagation: Solitons in Optical Fibers and in Periodic Structures....Pages 119-154
Chaos....Pages 155-166
Back Matter....Pages 167-184
β¦ Subjects
Laser Technology, Photonics;Quantum Optics;Physical Chemistry;Engineering, general
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