Nonlinear Optics

Nonlinear optics is the study of the interaction of intense laser light with matter. This book presents an introduction to the entire field of nonlinear optics physics covering fundamental principles and applications of this exciting area.

Nonlinear Optics will have lasting appeal to a wide audience of optics, physics and electrical and electronic engineering students, as well as to working researchers and engineers. Those in related fields, such as materials science and chemistry, will also find this book of particular interest.

This tutorial-based introduction to nonlinear optics is suitable for graduate-level courses in electrical and electronic engineering, electronic and computer engineering departments ,and physics departments, as well as a reference for industry practitioners of nonlinear optics.

Presents an introduction to the entire field of optical physics from the perspective of nonlinear opticsCombines first-rate pedagogy with a treatment of fundamental aspects of nonlinear opticsCovers all the latest topics and technology in this ever-evolving industryStrong emphasis on the fundamentals

1. The Nonlinear Optical Susceptibility 2. Wave-Equation Description of Nonlinear Optical Interactions 3. Quantum-Mechanical Theory of the Nonlinear Optical Susceptibility 4. The Intensity-Dependent Refractive Index 5. Molecular Origin of the Nonlinear Optical Response 6. Nonlinear Optics in the Two-Level Approximation 7. Processes Resulting from the Intensity-Dependent Refractive Index 8. Spontaneous Light Scattering and Acoustooptics 9. Stimulated Brillouin and Stimulated Rayleigh Scattering 10. Stimulated Raman Scattering and Stimulated Rayleigh-Wing Scattering 11. The Electrooptic and Photorefractive Effects 12. Optically Induced Damage and Multiphoton Absorption 13. Ultrafast and Intense-Field Nonlinear Optics 14. Nonlinear Optics of Plasmonic Systems