Nonlinear Optics

Nonlinear Optics, Fourth Edition, is a tutorial-based introduction to nonlinear optics that is suitable for graduate-level courses in electrical and electronic engineering, and for electronic and computer engineering departments, physics departments, and as a reference for industry practitioners of nonlinear optics. It will appeal to a wide audience of optics, physics and electrical and electronic engineering students, as well as practitioners in related fields, such as materials science and chemistry.

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