Handbook of nonlinear optics / Richard L. Sutherland ; with contributions by Daniel G. McLean, Sean Kirkpatrick.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sutherland, Richard Lee, 1950-

Contributor:

McLean, Daniel Garth, 1954-

Kirkpatrick, Sean

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Series:

Optical engineering (Marcel Dekker, Inc.) ; v. 82.

Optical engineering ; 82

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nonlinear optics.

Optical materials.

Physical Description:

xii, 971 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Edition:

Second edition, revised and expanded.

Place of Publication:

New York : Marcel Dekker, [2003]

Summary:

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, multiphoton absorption, and electro-optic effects. Handbook of Nonlinear Optics, Second Edition contains additional chapters on ultrafast characterization techniques, laser flash photolysis, and the electro-optic effect as well as expanded coverage of nonlinear optics in fibers and pulsed two-beam coupling.

Contents:

1. Elements of the Theory of Nonlinear Optics 1

2. Frequency Doubling and Mixing 33

3. Optical Parametric Generation, Amplification, and Oscillation 121

4. Characterization of Second Order Nonlinear Optical Materials 241

5. Properties of Selected Second Order Nonlinear Optical Materials 295

6. Nonlinear Index of Refraction 337

7. Characterization of Nonlinear Refractive Index Materials 433

8. Optical Properties of Selected Third Order Nonlinear Optical Materials 499

9. Nonlinear Absorption 579

10. Experimental Techniques in Nonlinear Absorption 627

11. Ultrafast Characterization Techniques / Sean Kirkpatrick 673

12. Laser Flash Photolysis / Daniel G. McLean 725

13. Nonlinear Absorption Properties of Selected Materials 767

14. Stimulated Raman Scattering 793

15. Stimulated Brillouin Scattering 813

16. Properties of Selected Stimulated Light-Scattering Materials 835

17. Electro-Optic Effects 843.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

0824742435

OCLC:

52432624