Nonlinear Optics and Photonics

This book provides a comprehensive presentation on most of the major topics in nonlinear optics and photonics, with equal emphasis on principles, experiments, techniques, and applications. It covers many major new topics including optical solitons, multi-photon effects, nonlinear photoelectric effects, fast and slow light , and Terahertz photonics. Chapters 1-10 present the fundamentals of modern nonlinear optics, and could be used as a textbook with problems provided at the end of each chapter. Chapters 11-17 cover the more advanced topics of techniques and applications of nonlinear optics and photonics, serving as a highly informative reference for researchers and experts working in related areas. There are also 16 pages of color photographs to illustrate the visual appearances of some typical nonlinear optical effects and phenomena. The book could be adopted as a textbook for both undergraduates and graduate students, and serve as a useful reference work for researchers and experts in the fields of physics, quantum electronics, and laser technology. 'Nonlinear Optics and Photonics' is written by a hands-on experimentalist, but it contains enough rigorous formulae and derivations to be helpful for quantitative understanding of the physical principles underlying the phenomena described. It is fundamental enough, but also sufficiently up-to-date, to be used both as an introductory text for students and as a reference for those already working in the area. Marek Samoc, Wroclaw University of Technology1. Introduction ; 2. Nonlinear Polarization in Optical Medium ; 3. Second-Order Nonlinear (Three-Wave) Frequency Mixing ; 4. Third-Order Nonlinear (Four-Wave) Frequency Mixing ; 5. Induced Refractive-Index Changes ; 6. Self-Focusing, Self-Phase Modulation, and Spectral Self-Broadening ; 7. Stimulated Scattering of Intense Coherent Light ; 8. Optical Phase Conjugation ; 9. Nonlinear and Ultrahigh Resolution Laser Spectroscopy ; 10. Optical Coherent Transient Effects ; 11. Optical Bistability ; 12. Optical Temporal Solitons ; 13. Optical Spatial Solitons ; 14. Multi-Photon Nonlinear Optical Effects ; 15. Nonlinear Photoelectric Effects ; 16. Fast and Slow Light ; 17. Terahertz Nonlinear Photonics ; 18. Detailed Theory of Nonlinear Susceptibilities