Extreme Nonlinear Optics

Author : Martin Wegener
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2006-03-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783540266884

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Extreme Nonlinear Optics by Martin Wegener Pdf

Following the birth of the laser in 1960, the field of "nonlinear optics" rapidly emerged. Today, laser intensities and pulse durations are readily available, for which the concepts and approximations of traditional nonlinear optics no longer apply. In this regime of "extreme nonlinear optics," a large variety of novel and unusual effects arise, for example frequency doubling in inversion symmetric materials or high-harmonic generation in gases, which can lead to attosecond electromagnetic pulses or pulse trains. Other examples of "extreme nonlinear optics" cover diverse areas such as solid-state physics, atomic physics, relativistic free electrons in a vacuum and even the vacuum itself. This book starts with an introduction to the field based primarily on extensions of two famous textbook examples, namely the Lorentz oscillator model and the Drude model. Here the level of sophistication should be accessible to any undergraduate physics student. Many graphical illustrations and examples are given. The following chapters gradually guide the student towards the current "state of the art" and provide a comprehensive overview of the field. Every chapter is accompanied by exercises to deepen the reader's understanding of important topics, with detailed solutions at the end of the book.

Author : Christian Kern
Publisher : Logos Verlag Berlin GmbH
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783832538170

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Extreme Nonlinear Optics with Spatially Controlled Light Fields by Christian Kern Pdf

As in all nonlinear optics, control over the spatial phase of the fundamental light fields allows extensive influence on the well-established effect of High-Har monic Generation (HHG). This results in the realisation of coherent extreme ultraviolet (XUV) light with unique properties. Christian Kern shows and discusses in his thesis two schemes where phase shaping of ultrashort laser pulses is appli ed on scales below their fundamental wavelength. He shows the limitations of how nanoplasmonic objects can be administered for strong field physics. Furthermore, a novel approach of producing XUV light carrying orbital angular momentum via HHG is demonstrated and experimentally verified.

Author : Oliver D. Mücke
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3832219188

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Extreme Nonlinear Optics in Semiconductors with Intense Two-cycle Laser Pulses by Oliver D. Mücke Pdf

Author : Robert W. Boyd
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2013-10-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781483288239

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Nonlinear Optics by Robert W. Boyd Pdf

Nonlinear Optics is an advanced textbook for courses dealing with nonlinear optics, quantum electronics, laser physics, contemporary and quantum optics, and electrooptics. Its pedagogical emphasis is on fundamentals rather than particular, transitory applications. As a result, this textbook will have lasting appeal to a wide audience of electrical engineering, physics, and optics students, as well as those in related fields such as materials science and chemistry. Key Features * The origin of optical nonlinearities, including dependence on the polarization of light * A detailed treatment of the quantum theory of the nonlinear susceptibility * An explication of dressed-atomic states of two-level atoms * A complete development of spontaneous and stimulated light scattering * A clear discussion of the photorefractive effect * An introduction to applications including laser frequency modification, optical phase conjugation, optical bistability, and propagation of optical soliton

Author : Guangsheng He,Song H. Liu
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 582 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Science
ISBN : 9810233191

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Physics of Nonlinear Optics by Guangsheng He,Song H. Liu Pdf

Nonlinear optics has been a rapidly growing field in recent decades. It is based on the study of effects and phenomena related to the interaction of intense coherent light radiation with matter. Physics of Nonlinear Optics describes various major nonlinear optical effects, including physical principles, experimental techniques, up-to-date research achievements, and current or potential applications. This book features clear conceptual descriptions, concise formulations, and emphasizes both theoretical and experimental aspects of nonlinear optics. The readability of this book is particularly enhanced by a series of color photographs showing the spectacular appearances of various nonlinear optical effects. Both authors of this book are outstanding research scientists renowned in their professional areas. Their major research achievements in nonlinear optics include the pioneering studies of two-wave-coupled refractive-index change, Raman-enhanced self-focusing, optical-frequency Pockels effect, stimulated Kerr scattering, optical phase-conjugation via backward stimulated emission, and two-photon-absorption based optical limiting, stabilization and reshaping.

Author : Institute of Physics (Gran Bretanya),S. Wabnitz
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : SCIENCE
ISBN : 0750314591

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Nonlinear Guided Wave Optics by Institute of Physics (Gran Bretanya),S. Wabnitz Pdf

"Experiments and theory have rapidly progressed on nonlinear optical extreme waves, showing that guided wave nonlinear optics and fiber lasers provide a relatively simple, accessible and controllable test bed for the observations and accurate statistical studies of extreme wave phenomena that obey the same universal rules, which apply to a large ensemble of different physical systems. With introductory material to make the subject area accessible to non-specialists such as graduate and PhD students, and researchers working in other areas where extreme waves are relevant, this book features contributions by prominent scientists in this emerging field and is a comprehensive treatment of optical extreme wave research."--Prové de l'editor.

Author : Eiichi Hanamura,Yutaka Kawabe,Akio Yamanaka
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2007-07-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783540684848

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Quantum Nonlinear Optics by Eiichi Hanamura,Yutaka Kawabe,Akio Yamanaka Pdf

This graduate-level textbook gives an introductory overview of the fundamentals of quantum nonlinear optics. It deals with the organization of radiation field, interaction between electronic system and radiation field, statistics of light, and mutual manipulation of light and matter. It also covers laser oscillation, dynamics of light, nonlinear optical response, and nonlinear spectroscopy, as well as ultrashort and ultrastrong laser pulse. In addition, latest results of the frontier of this science are presented. Problems and solutions help the reader to master and review the material.

Author : Robert Thomson,Christopher Leburn,Derryck Reid
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2013-03-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319000176

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Ultrafast Nonlinear Optics by Robert Thomson,Christopher Leburn,Derryck Reid Pdf

The field of ultrafast nonlinear optics is broad and multidisciplinary, and encompasses areas concerned with both the generation and measurement of ultrashort pulses of light, as well as those concerned with the applications of such pulses. Ultrashort pulses are extreme events – both in terms of their durations, and also the high peak powers which their short durations can facilitate. These extreme properties make them powerful experiment tools. On one hand, their ultrashort durations facilitate the probing and manipulation of matter on incredibly short timescales. On the other, their ultrashort durations can facilitate high peak powers which can drive highly nonlinear light-matter interaction processes. Ultrafast Nonlinear Optics covers a complete range of topics, both applied and fundamental in nature, within the area of ultrafast nonlinear optics. Chapters 1 to 4 are concerned with the generation and measurement of ultrashort pulses. Chapters 5 to 7 are concerned with fundamental applications of ultrashort pulses in metrology and quantum control. Chapters 8 and 9 are concerned with ultrafast nonlinear optics in optical fibres. Chapters 10 to 13 are concerned with the applications of ultrashort pulses in areas such as particle acceleration, microscopy, and micromachining. The chapters are aimed at graduate-student level and are intended to provide the student with an accessible, self-contained and comprehensive gateway into each subject.

Author : Peter E. Powers
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2011-05-25
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781420093513

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Fundamentals of Nonlinear Optics by Peter E. Powers Pdf

Fundamentals of Nonlinear Optics encompasses a broad spectrum of nonlinear phenomena from second-harmonic generation to soliton formation. The wide use of nonlinear optical phenomena in laboratories and commercial devices requires familiarity with the underlying physics as well as practical device considerations. This text adopts a combined approach to analyze the complimentary aspects of nonlinear optics, enabling a fundamental understanding of both a given effect and practical device applications. After a review chapter on linear phenomena important to nonlinear optics, the book tackles nonlinear phenomena with a look at the technologically important processes of second-harmonic generation, sum-frequency and difference-frequency generation, and the electro-optic effect. The author covers these processes in considerable detail at both theoretical and practical levels as the formalisms developed for these effects carry to subsequent topics, such as four-wave mixing, self-phase modulation, Raman scattering, Brillouin scattering, and soliton formation. Consistently connecting theory, process, effects, and applications, this introductory text encourages students to master key concepts and to solve nonlinear optics problems—preparing them for more advanced study. Along with extensive problems at the end of each chapter, it presents general algorithms accessible to any scientific graphical and programming package. Watch the author speak about the book.

Author : George C. Baldwin
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781461346159

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An Introduction to Nonlinear Optics by George C. Baldwin Pdf

Many years spent in an industrial engineering laboratory have convinced me that there is ever-increasing need to present recent and current research in forms which can be easily assimilated by engineers, technical managers, and others concerned with applications and the development of new tech nology. There is a forbidding gap between the typical research paper, addressed by specialists to other specialists, and the popular-level account addressed to the layman. The second does not adequately prepare the engi neer for profitably studying the first; it does not impart sufficient depth of understanding to the manager who must make decisions on the relative merits of various approaches to a problem or on the potential contributions various specialists might make to his program. This book is the outgrowth of a review prepared to fill this need for engineers in a large corporation who were concerned with the industrial application of lasers. That review was written hurriedly, on a fixed budget, to a deadline; consequently, it contained oversimplifications and errors, not all of which were trivial. Nevertheless, the favorable response proved that such a review is indeed needed. It is hoped that this more finished work will prove useful to a wide variety of potential users of laser-centered devices and systems, and may even stimulate the generation of useful ideas.

Author : Iam-Choon Khoo,Juan-Francesco Lam,Francesco Simoni
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 494 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Science
ISBN : 9810209681

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Nonlinear Optics and Optical Physics by Iam-Choon Khoo,Juan-Francesco Lam,Francesco Simoni Pdf

This book consists of contributions by leading authorities in nonlinear optics and optical physics. The topics covered include fundamental theories and formalisms on nonlinear optics and current topics of interest in optical physics, as well as more specialized subjects such as phase conjugation, nonlinear guided waves, parametric oscillations and some novel materials. The coverage is comprehensive but pedagogical in nature.

Author : D.N. Klyshko
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2018-04-27
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781351424813

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Photons Nonlinear Optics by D.N. Klyshko Pdf

This book provides an introduction to quantum optics for experimental physicists and for college students who have studied quantum mechanics. Its distinguishing feature is its emphasis on multimode fields with correlating different-frequency modes, notably on their phenomenological description and on the practical methods of generating them. The phenomena described in this book provide an opportunity to study nonrelativistic quantum electrodynamics and to master many important concepts of theoretical physics.

Author : D.L. Mills
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642589379

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Nonlinear Optics by D.L. Mills Pdf

Intended for readers with a background in classical electromagnetic theory, this book develops the basic principles that underlie nonlinear optical phenomena in matter. It begins with a discussion of linear wave propagation in dispersive media, moves into weak nonlinearities which can be discussed in a pertuberative manner, then it examines strong nonlinear effects (solitons, chaos). The emphasis is on the macroscopic description on nonlinear phenomena, within a semiclassical framework. Two new chapters cover surface optics and magneto-optic phenomena. The book is aimed at the student or researcher who is not a specialist in optics but needs an introduction to the principal concepts.

Author : Richard L. Sutherland
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 976 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2003-04-22
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781135541187

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Handbook of Nonlinear Optics by Richard L. Sutherland Pdf

Examining classic theories, experimental methods, and practical formulas for exploration of the core topics in nonlinear optics, the second edition of this acclaimed text was extensively revised to reflect recent advances in the analysis and modification of material properties for application in frequency conversion, optical switching and limiting,

Author : Nicolaas Bloembergen
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Science
ISBN : 9810225997

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Nonlinear Optics by Nicolaas Bloembergen Pdf

Nicolaas Bloembergen, recipient of the Nobel Prize for Physics (1981), wrote Nonlinear Optics in 1964, when the field of nonlinear optics was only three years old. The available literature has since grown by at least three orders of magnitude. The vitality of Nonlinear Optics is evident from the still-growing number of scientists and engineers engaged in the study of new nonlinear phenomena and in the development of new nonlinear devices in the field of opto-electronics. This monograph should be helpful in providing a historical introduction and a general background of basic ideas both for experts specializing in this discipline and for scientists and students who wish to become acquainted with it. This is the fourth reprint and includes new references to the recent literature.