Nonlinear Optics
Phenomena, Materials and Devices
Wiley Series in Pure and Applied Optics (Series Nr. 1)
1. Edition August 2012
496 Pages, Hardcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
Short Description
This book is based on tried and tested courses taught by the author, George Stegeman, who is one of the experimental pioneers in nonlinear optics. The book starts with second order phenomena, goes on to explain the derivation of nonlinear susceptibilities, and finishes with a thorough discussion of third order nonlinear effects. Included is a simple "electron on a spring" model, which helps everyone from graduate students to scientists to engineers working in the fields of nonlinear optics, laser physics, electrical engineering, telecommunications and spectroscopy along their journey through the field of nonlinear optics.
Clear, integrated coverage of all aspects of nonlinear optics--phenomena, materials, and devices
Coauthored by George Stegeman, one of the most highly respected pioneers of nonlinear optics--with contributions on applications from Robert Stegeman--this book covers nonlinear optics from a combined physics, optics, materials science, and devices perspective. It offers a thoroughly balanced treatment of concepts, nonlinear materials, practical aspects of nonlinear devices, and current application areas.
Beginning with the presentation of a simple electron on a spring model--to help readers make the leap from concepts to applications--Nonlinear Optics gives comprehensive explanations of second-order phenomena, derivation of nonlinear susceptibilities, third-order nonlinear effects, multi-wave mixing, scattering, and more. Coverage includes:
* Nonlinear response of materials at the molecular level
* Second-order nonlinear devices, their optimization and limitations
* The physical origins of second- and third-order nonlinearities
* Typical frequency dispersion of nonlinearities, explained in terms of simple two- and three-level models
* Ultrafast and ultrahigh intensity processes
* Practice problems demonstrating the design of such nonlinear devices as frequency doublers and optical oscillators
Based on more than twenty years of lectures at the College of Optics and Photonics (CREOL) at the University of Central Florida, Nonlinear Optics introduces all topics from the ground up, making the material easily accessible not only for physicists, but also for chemists and materials scientists, as well as professionals in diverse areas of optics, from laser physics to electrical engineering.
1. Introduction 1
Part A: Second-Order Phenomena 15
2. Second-Order Susceptibility and Nonlinear Coupled Wave Equations 17
3. Optimization and Limitations of Second-Order Parametric Processes 39
4. Solutions for Plane-Wave Parametric Conversion Processes 69
5. Second Harmonic Generation with Finite Beams and Applications 86
6. Three-Wave Mixing, Optical Amplifiers, and Generators 108
7. X (2) Materials and Their Characterization 141
Part B: Nonlinear Susceptibilities 159
8. Second- and Third-Order Susceptibilities Quantum Mechanical Formation 161
9. Molecular Nonlinear Optics 197
Part C. Third-Order Phenomena 225
10. Kerr Nonlinear Absorption and Refraction 227
11. Condensed Matter Third-Order Nonlinearities due to Electron Transitions 251
12. Miscellaneous Third-Order Nonlinearities 290
13. Techniques for Measuring Third-Order Nonlinearities 330
14. Ramification and Applications of Nonlinear Refraction 347
15. Multiwave Mixing 384
16. Stimulated Scattering 414
17. Ultrafast and Ultrahigh Intensity Processes 443
Appendix: Units, Notation, and Physical Constants 465
Index 469
ROBERT A. STEGEMAN, PhD, has held professional positions at the College of Optical Sciences at The University of Arizona, as well as various industrial companies.
