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Nonlinear Optics

  • 4th Edition - March 30, 2020
  • Latest edition
  • Author: Robert W. Boyd
  • Language: English

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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Description

Nonlinear 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.

Key features

  • 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

Readership

Postgraduate students and researchers in optics and photonics in electrical and electronic engineering and physics

Table of contents

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

Review quotes

"This comprehensive lecture-based book is pleasant and contains careful discussions on a large number of topics dealing with the multifaceted aspects of nonlinear optics. The fourth edition has been updated to capture the latest and most up-to-date research on the nonlinear optics of plasmonic systems. The target audience for Boyd’s book is clearly graduate students of engineering and science, and optical engineers and designers. But anyone concerned with the field of optical physics from the perspective of nonlinear optics will profit from reading this book."—The Optical Society: Optics and Photonics News

Product details

  • Edition: 4
  • Latest edition
  • Published: July 17, 2020
  • Language: English

About the author

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Robert W. Boyd

Robert W. Boyd was born in Buffalo, New York. He received the B.S. degree in physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Ph.D. degree in physics in 1977 from the University of California at Berkeley. His Ph.D. thesis was supervised by Professor Charles H. Townes and involved the use of nonlinear optical techniques in infrared detection for astronomy. Professor Boyd joined the faculty of the Institute of Optics of the University of Rochester in 1977 and since 1987 has held the position of Professor of Optics. Since July 2001 he has also held the position of the M. Parker Givens Professor of Optics. His research interests include studies of nonlinear optical interactions, studies of the nonlinear optical properties of materials, the development of photonic devices including photonic biosensors, and studies of the quantum statistical properties of nonlinear optical interactions. Professor Boyd has written two books, co-edited two anthologies, published over 200 research papers, and has been awarded five patents. He is a fellow of the Optical Society of America and of the American Physical Society and is the past chair of the Division of Laser Science of the American Physical Society.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Optics and Physics, The Institute of Optics, University of Rochester, NY, USA

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