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Current literature on Nonlinear Optics varies widely in terms of content, style, and coverage of specific topics, relative emphasis of areas and the depth of treatment. While most of these books are excellent resources for the researchers, there is a strong need for books appropriate for presenting the subject at the undergraduate or postgraduate levels in Universities. The need for such a book to serve as a textbook at the level of the bachelors and masters courses was felt by the authors while teaching courses on nonlinear optics to students of both science and engineering during the past two decades. This book has emerged from an attempt to address the requirement of presenting the subject at college level. A one-semester course covering the essentials can effectively be designed based on this.
List of contents
1 From Optics to Photonics 11.1 The Charm and Challenge of Photonics 21.2 The Nature of Optical Nonlinearity 31.3 Overcoming the Materials Bottleneck 51.4 The Expanding Frontiers 71.5 Explorations 92 A Phenomenological View of Nonlinear Optics 112.1 Optics in the Nonlinear World 122.2 Time Domain Response 162.3 Frequency Domain Response 192.4 The nth order Polarization 212.5 Monochromatic Waves 212.6 Calculation of the Factor K 242.7 Explorations 273 Symmetry and Sysceptibility Tensors 293.1 Introduction 303.2 Crystal Symmetry and Susceptibility Tensors 303.3 The Dielectric Permittivity Tensor 473.4 The Refractive Index Ellipsoid 503.5 Explorations 524 Calculation of Non-linear Susceptibilities 554.1 Introduction 564.2 The Equation of Motion 594.3 Ensembles of Particles 604.5 Dipolar Interaction 634.6 First Order Density Matrix 654.7 Second Order Density Matrix 664.8 Third Order Density Matrix 674.9 Double Integrals in the Expressions for Density Matrix 684.10 Second Harmonic Susceptibility 704.11 Relaxation Effects 714.12 Applications to Color Centers 724.13 Explorations 755 Nonlinear Wave Mixing Processess 775.1 Introduction 785.2 Elements of Electromagnetism 785.3 Travelling Electromagnetic Waves in Free Space 815.4 Propagation of Electromagnetic Waves in Linear Materials 835.5 Propagation of Electromagnetic Waves in Nonlinear Materials 855.6 Three Wave Mixing 885.7 Second Harmonic Generation 915.8 Explorations 986 Optical Phase Conjugation and Bistability 1016.1 Optical Phase Conjugation 1026.2 Optical Bistability and Photonic Switching 1146.3 Explorations 1197 Self Focusing, Phase Modulation and Pulse Shaping 1257.1 Self Focusing of Light 1267.2 Self Phase Modulation (SPM) 1377.3 Pulse Shaping and Optical Soliton Propagation 1407.4 Explorations 1438 Mechanisms and Materials 1478.1 Introduction 1488.2 Mechanisms of Nonlinearity 1498.3 A Perspective on Newer Materials and Processes 1628.4 Explorations 171Bibliography 173References 175Index 185
Summary
Current literature on Nonlinear Optics varies widely in terms of content, style, and coverage of specific topics, relative emphasis of areas and the depth of treatment. While most of these books are excellent resources for the researchers, there is a strong need for books appropriate for presenting the subject at the undergraduate or postgraduate levels in Universities. The need for such a book to serve as a textbook at the level of the bachelors and masters courses was felt by the authors while teaching courses on nonlinear optics to students of both science and engineering during the past two decades. This book has emerged from an attempt to address the requirement of presenting the subject at college level. A one-semester course covering the essentials can effectively be designed based on this.
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"This book is intended for a one-semester course in science and engineering for senior-level undergraduates or new graduate students." ( Optics and Photonics News , 9 January 2014)
