Nonlinear Optics
- 4th Edition - March 30, 2020
- Author: Robert W. Boyd
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 1 1 0 0 2 - 7
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 5 0 5 7 - 5
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 1 1 0 0 3 - 4
Nonlinear Optics, Fourth Edition, is a tutorial-based introduction to nonlinear optics that is suitable for graduate-level courses in electrical and electronic engineeri… Read more
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Request a sales quoteNonlinear Optics, Fourth Edition, is a tutorial-based introduction to nonlinear optics that is suitable for graduate-level courses in electrical and electronic engineering, and for electronic and computer engineering departments, physics departments, and as a reference for industry practitioners of nonlinear optics. It will appeal to a wide audience of optics, physics and electrical and electronic engineering students, as well as practitioners in related fields, such as materials science and chemistry.
- Presents an introduction to the entire field of optical physics from the perspective of nonlinear optics
- Combines first-rate pedagogy with a treatment of the fundamental aspects of nonlinear optics
- Covers all the latest topics and technology in this ever-evolving industry
- Contains a strong emphasis on fundamentals
Postgraduate students and researchers in optics and photonics in electrical and electronic engineering and physics
1. The Nonlinear Optical Susceptibility2. Wave-Equation Description of Nonlinear Optical Interactions3. Quantum-Mechanical Theory of the Nonlinear Optical Susceptibility4. The Intensity-Dependent Refractive Index5. Molecular Origin of the Nonlinear Optical Response6. Nonlinear Optics in the Two-Level Approximation7. Processes Resulting from the Intensity-Dependent Refractive Index8. Spontaneous Light Scattering and Acoustooptics9. Stimulated Brillouin and Stimulated Rayleigh Scattering10. Stimulated Raman Scattering and Stimulated Rayleigh-Wing Scattering11. The Electrooptic and Photorefractive Effects12. Optically Induced Damage and Multiphoton Absorption13. Ultrafast and Intense-Field Nonlinear Optics14. Nonlinear Optics of Plasmonic Systems
- No. of pages: 634
- Language: English
- Edition: 4
- Published: March 30, 2020
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128110027
- Hardback ISBN: 9780323850575
- eBook ISBN: 9780128110034
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