Advances in Nonlinear Optics

by Xianfeng Chen, Guoquan Zhang, Heping Zeng, Qi Guo, Weilong She

Overview

This book presents an overview of the state of the art of nonlinear optics from weak light nonlinear optics, ultrafast nonlinear optics to electro-optical theory and applications. Topics range from the fundamental studies of the interaction between matter and radiation to the development of devices, components, and systems of tremendous commercial interest for widespread applications in optical telecommunications, medicine, and biotechnology.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783110382822
Publisher:	De Gruyter
Publication date:	12/16/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	381
File size:	9 MB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

K. Gao, M. Zhan, WIPM, CAS Wuhan; W. Liu, IoP, CAS Beijing; J. Yin, Y. Chen, ECNU, Shanghai.

Table of Contents

1 Recent progresses in weak light nonlinear optics
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Ultraviolet photorefractivity in lithium niobate crystals
1.3 Nonlinear optics with incoherent light and discrete spatial solitons
1.4 Nonlinear optical properties of novel carbon-based materials
1.5 Nonlinear optics from metallic plasmonics
1.6 Summary

2 Polarization-coupling of light in periodically poled lithium niobate based on electro-optics effect
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Polarization-coupling of light in periodically poled lithium niobate
2.3 Cascaded polarization-coupling process and induced large nonlinear phase
2.4 Precise control of parameters of laser based on polarization-coupling
2.5 Photonics application of polarization-coupling effect in PPLN

3 Ultrafast nonlinear optics
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Ultrashort pulse collapse in quadratic media
3.3 Femtosecond laser induced filamentation
3.4 Nonlinear interaction of intense ultrashort filaments
3.5 Ultrafast optical gating by molecular alignment
3.6 Application and prospect

4 Wave coupling theory of linear electrooptical effect and its generalization and applications
4.1 Introduction to linear electrooptical effect
4.2 Wave coupling theory of linear electrooptical effect in bulk transparent media
4.3 Wave coupling theory of linear electrooptical effect in bulk absorbing media
4.4 United wave coupling theory of electrooptical-rotooptical-magnetooptical effects
4.5 Wave coupling theory of quasi-phase-matched linear electrooptical effect