Nonlinear Optics / Wiley Series in Pure and Applied Optics Bd.1 (PDF)

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.