Advanced Photonics with Second-Order Optically Nonlinear Processes (NATO Science Partnership Sub-Series: 3:) [Paperback]

A.D. Boardman (Editor), L. Pavlov (Editor), S. Tanev (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 30, 1998 | ISBN-10: 0792353161 | ISBN-13: 978-0792353164 | Edition: 1

The community of research workers interested in solitons and signal processing came to realise that there is more to the behaviour of crystals displaying second-order nonlinearity than creating second-harmonic sources. It turns out that there are also soliton - or, more correctly, solitary wave - solutions to the coupled equations which involve a balance between the fundamental wave and the co-propagating second-harmonic wave. Second-order nonlinearity, then, is attracting a lot of interest, both in the more traditional phase-matching requirements needed to generate second-harmonic waves very efficiently - see the drive to the blue laser or its alternatives - and in the new area of solitary waves. The present book is devoted to three main themes: solitons, quasi-phase matching, frequency conversion and parametric interactions. The material has been written by distinguished contributors and the range of topics, together with the emphasis put on them, gives the reader a depth of understanding firmly rooted in the basic material.

Product Details

• Paperback: 496 pages
• Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (November 30, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0792353161
• ISBN-13: 978-0792353164
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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