Applied Nonlinear Optics: Basics and Applications (Pure & Applied Optics S.)

Zernike, F.; Midwinter, John E.

ISBN 10: 0471982121 / ISBN 13: 9780471982128

Published by John Wiley & Sons Inc, New York, 2006

About this Item

First Edition, First Printing. Hard cover 8vo in black cloth. About Fine w/owner name front endpaper, else Fine and unmarked; Very Good rubbed DJ torn and lightly chipped. 199pp; illustrated in equations, photos, diagrams. Uncommon in DJ. 214 p.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Applied Nonlinear Optics: Basics and Applications (Pure & Applied Optics S.)
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc, New York
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471982121
• ISBN 13: 9780471982128
• Binding: Cloth
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: About Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Non-Fiction

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Synopsis

Directed toward physicists and engineers interested in the device applications enabled by nonlinear optics, this text is suitable for advanced undergraduates and graduate students. Its content is presented entirely on a classical basis and requires only an elementary knowledge of quantum mechanics.
The authors demonstrate how real laboratory situations can diverge from ideal theory, acquainting readers with the kinds of problems common to construction of a nonlinear device. They also offer a detailed discussion of the practical problems and characteristics of nonlinear materials, as well as the selection procedures necessary to ensure the use of good material. Their treatment begins with an introduction to the theories of linear and nonlinear optics, along with the basic ideas behind them. Succeeding chapters explore phase matching and nonlinear materials, followed by detailed treatments of second-harmonic generation, parametric up-conversion, and optical parametric amplification and oscillation. Appendixes offer a comprehensive list of materials and their properties; the text concludes with references and an index.