The Elements of Nonlinear Optics (Cambridge Studies in Modern Optics, Series Number 9)

There has recently been a rapid growth of activity in nonlinear optics. Effects such as frequency doubling, stimulated Raman scattering, phase conjugation and solitons are of great interest both for their fundamental properties and their many important applications in science and engineering. It is mainly these applications - especially in telecommunications and information processing - that have stimulated the recent surge of activity. This book is a self contained account of the most important principles of nonlinear optics. Assuming only a familiarity with basic mathematics, the fundamentals of nonlinear optics are fully developed from basic concepts. The essential quantum mechanical apparatus is introduced and explained. In later chapters the underlying ideas are illustrated by discussing particular experimental configurations and materials. This book will be an invaluable introduction to the field for beginning graduates in physics or engineering, and will provide an excellent overview and reference work for active researchers in the field. 0CBO9781139167994.000_toc 1CBO9781139167994.001 2CBO9781139167994.002 3CBO9781139167994.003 4CBO9781139167994.004 5CBO9781139167994.005 6CBO9781139167994.006 7CBO9781139167994.007 8CBO9781139167994.008 9CBO9781139167994.009 10CBO9781139167994.010 a1CBO9781139167994.011 a2CBO9781139167994.012 a3CBO9781139167994.013 a4CBO9781139167994.014 a5CBO9781139167994.015 a6CBO9781139167994.016 a7CBO9781139167994.017 a8CBO9781139167994.018 a9CBO9781139167994.019 a10CBO9781139167994.020 b1CBO9781139167994.021 b2CBO9781139167994.022 b3CBO9781139167994.023

This book is a self-contained account of the most important principles of nonlinear optics. Assuming a familiarity with basic mathematics, the fundamentals of nonlinear optics are developed from the basic concepts, introducing and explaining the essential quantum mechanical apparatus as it arises. Later chapters deal with the materials used and the constructions that are necessary to induce the effects.

This book is a self contained account of the most important principles of nonlinear optics. Assuming only a familiarity with basic mathematics, the fundamentals of nonlinear optics are fully developed from basic concepts, introducing and explaining the essential quantum mechanical apparatus as it arises.