Book description
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.
GEORGE I. STEGEMAN, PhD, is Chair Professor in the College of
Engineering at KFUPM, Saudi Arabia, and Emeritus Professor at the
College of Optics and Photonics (CREOL) of the University of Central
Florida (UCF). He is the first recipient of the Cobb Family Eminent
Chair in Optical Sciences and Engineering at UCF. Dr. Stegeman is a
Fellow of the Optical Society of America and has received the Canadian
Association of Physicists's Herzberg Medal for achievement in physics
and the Optical Society of America's R. W. Wood Prize.
ROBERT A. STEGEMAN, PhD, has held professional positions at the
College of Optical Sciences at The University of Arizona, as well as
various industrial companies.
