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