Nonlinear optics and laser emission through random media / Viola Folli.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Folli, Viola.

Series:

Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research, 2190-5053

Springer theses, 2190-5053

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nonlinear optics.

Lasers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (121 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2012.

Place of Publication:

Dordrecht ; New York : Springer, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Disorder is everywhere, inherently present in nature, and is commonly believed to be a synonymous with disturbance. As a consequence, the methodical and customary study of the dynamics of the electromagnetic field, both in the linear and nonlinear optical regimes, leans to rule out it from the treatment. On the other hand, nonlinearity enriches the physical disciplines and brings them closer to reality with respect to the linear approximation. Nonlinearity allows to stimulate a wide and rich ensemble of optical responses that beautifies the role of matter in the active processes with electromagnetic fields. Independently of each other, both of these mechanisms foster localization of light. What happens when light enlightens their synergistic interaction? When pushed together, light, disorder and nonlinearity make new and intriguing phenomena emerge. This text provides a comprehensive investigation of the role of disorder in the nonlinear optical propagation both in transparent media and lasers. Eventually, disorder promotes and enhances complex nonlinear dynamics opening new perspectives in applied research driven by the processes of localization of the electromagnetic field. The first experimental study of laser emission in granular media unveils how randomness magnifies and largely affect laser-matter interactions. Viola Folli in her research work touches and deepens the leading milestones of the new science named Complex Photonics.

Contents:

Foreword by Prof. Dr. Claudio Conti

Acknowledgements

1 Introduction.- 1.1 Light and Nonlinearity

1.2 Light and Disorder

1.3 Overview of this thesis

Part I: Non-resonant systems

2 Nonlinear Schroedinger Equation

3 Weakly Disordered Nonlinear Schroedinger Equation

4 Disordered Nonlinear Schroedinger Equation.- 5 Scale-Free Nonlinearity in Disordered Ferroelectrics.- Part II: Resonant systems

6 The Maxwell-Bloch equations

7 Disordered Maxwell-Bloch Equations.- 8 Glassy Behavior of Laser

9 The Granular Laser

10 Conclusions.

Notes:

"Doctoral Thesis accepted by Dipartimento di Fisica, Sapienza Universita di Roma, Rome, Italy."

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-283-63377-9

9786613946225

94-007-4513-3

OCLC:

796783675