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Preface to the Third Edition | |
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Preface to the Second Edition | |
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Preface to the First Edition | |
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The Nonlinear Optical Susceptibility | |
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Introduction to Nonlinear Optics | |
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Descriptions of Nonlinear Optical Processes | |
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Formal Definition of the Nonlinear Susceptibility | |
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Nonlinear Susceptibility of a Classical Anharmonic Oscillator | |
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Properties of the Nonlinear Susceptibility | |
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Time-Domain Description of Optical Nonlinearities | |
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Kramers-Kronig Relations in Linear and Nonlinear Optics | |
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Problems | |
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References | |
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Wave-Equation Description of Nonlinear Optical Interactions | |
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The Wave Equation for Nonlinear Optical Media | |
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The Coupled-Wave Equations for Sum-Frequency Generation | |
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Phase Matching | |
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Quasi-Phase-Matching | |
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The Manley-Rowe Relations | |
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Sum-Frequency Generation | |
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Second-Harmonic Generation | |
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Difference-Frequency Generation and Parametric Amplification | |
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Optical Parametric Oscillators | |
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Nonlinear Optical Interactions with Focused Gaussian Beams | |
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Nonlinear Optics at an Interface | |
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Problems | |
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References | |
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Quantum-Mechanical Theory of the Nonlinear Optical Susceptibility | |
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Introduction | |
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Schrodinger Calculation of Nonlinear Optical Susceptibility | |
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Density Matrix Formulation of Quantum Mechanics | |
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Perturbation Solution of the Density Matrix Equation of Motion | |
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Density Matrix Calculation of the Linear Susceptibility | |
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Density Matrix Calculation of the Second-Order Susceptibility | |
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Density Matrix Calculation of the Third-Order Susceptibility | |
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Electromagnetically Induced Transparency | |
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Local-Field Corrections to the Nonlinear Optical Susceptibility | |
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Problems | |
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References | |
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The Intensity-Dependent Refractive Index | |
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Descriptions of the Intensity-Dependent Refractive Index | |
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Tensor Nature of the Third-Order Susceptibility | |
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Nonresonant Electronic Nonlinearities | |
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Nonlinearities Due to Molecular Orientation | |
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Thermal Nonlinear Optical Effects | |
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Semiconductor Nonlinearities | |
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Concluding Remarks | |
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References | |
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Molecular Origin of the Nonlinear Optical Response | |
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Nonlinear Susceptibilities Calculated Using Time-Independent Perturbation Theory | |
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Semiempirical Models of the Nonlinear Optical Susceptibility | |
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Model of Boling, Glass, and Owyoung | |
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Nonlinear Optical Properties of Conjugated Polymers | |
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Bond-Charge Model of Nonlinear Optical Properties | |
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Nonlinear Optics of Chiral Media | |
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Nonlinear Optics of Liquid Crystals | |
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Problems | |
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References | |
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Nonlinear Optics in the Two-Level Approximation | |
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Introduction | |
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Density Matrix Equations of Motion for a Two-Level Atom | |
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Steady-State Response of a Two-Level Atom to a Monochromatic Field | |
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Optical Bloch Equations | |
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Rabi Oscillations and Dressed Atomic States | |
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Optical Wave Mixing in Two-Level Systems | |
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Problems | |
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References | |
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Processes Resulting from the Intensity-Dependent Refractive Index | |
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Self-Focusing of Light and Other Self-Action Effects | |
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Optical Phase Conjugation | |
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Optical Bistability and Optical Switching | |
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Two-Beam Coupling | |
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Pulse Propagation and Temporal Solitons | |
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Problems | |
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References | |
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Spontaneous Light Scattering and Acoustooptics | |
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Features of Spontaneous Light Scattering | |
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Microscopic Theory of Light Scattering | |
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Thermodynamic Theory of Scalar Light Scattering | |
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Acoustooptics | |
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Problems | |
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References | |
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Stimulated Brillouin and Stimulated Rayleigh Scattering | |
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Stimulated Scattering Processes | |
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Electrostriction | |
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Stimulated Brillouin Scattering (Induced by Electrostriction) | |
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Phase Conjugation by Stimulated Brillouin Scattering | |
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Stimulated Brillouin Scattering in Gases | |
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Stimulated Brillouin and Stimulated Rayleigh Scattering | |
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Problems | |
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References | |
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Stimulated Raman Scattering and Stimulated Rayleigh-Wing Scattering | |
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The Spontaneous Raman Effect | |
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Spontaneous versus Stimulated Raman Scattering | |
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Stimulated Raman Scattering Described by the Nonlinear Polarization | |
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Stokes-Anti-Stokes Coupling in Stimulated Raman Scattering | |
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Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering | |
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Stimulated Rayleigh-Wing Scattering | |
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Problems | |
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References | |
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The Electrooptic and Photorefractive Effects | |
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Introduction to the Electrooptic Effect | |
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Linear Electrooptic Effect | |
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Electrooptic Modulators | |
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Introduction to the Photorefractive Effect | |
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Photorefractive Equations of Kukhtarev et al. | |
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Two-Beam Coupling in Photorefractive Materials | |
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Four-Wave Mixing in Photorefractive Materials | |
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Problems | |
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References | |
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Optically Induced Damage and Multiphoton Absorption | |
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Introduction to Optical Damage | |
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Avalanche-Breakdown Model | |
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Influence of Laser Pulse Duration | |
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Direct Photoionization | |
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Multiphoton Absorption and Multiphoton Ionization | |
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Problems | |
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References | |
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Ultrafast and Intense-Field Nonlinear Optics | |
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Introduction | |
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Ultrashort Pulse Propagation Equation | |
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Interpretation of the Ultrashort-Pulse Propagation Equation | |
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Intense-Field Nonlinear Optics | |
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Motion of a Free Electron in a Laser Field | |
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High-Harmonic Generation | |
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Nonlinear Optics of Plasmas and Relativistic Nonlinear Optics | |
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Nonlinear Quantum Electrodynamics | |
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Problem | |
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References | |
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Appendices | |
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The SI System of Units | |
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Further reading | |
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The Gaussian System of Units | |
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Further reading | |
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Systems of Units in Nonlinear Optics | |
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Relationship between Intensity and Field Strength | |
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Physical Constants | |
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Index | |