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Definition: the part of optics dealing with optical nonlinearities and their applications
Nonlinear optics is a part of optics, dealing with various kinds of optical nonlinearities e.g. in nonlinear crystal materials or optical fibers. For applications, a field of particular importance is nonlinear frequency conversion, dealing with the generation of new optical frequencies in nonlinear processes. Another wide area is concerned with the effects of optical nonlinearities in various situations, e.g. for the propagation of intense ultrashort pulses in optical fibers, or in supercontinuum generation. Nonlinear interactions are also very important for many experiments in quantum optics.
Bibliography
| [1] | R. L. Sutherland, "Handbook of Nonlinear Optics", 2nd edn, Marcel Dekker, New York (2003) |
| [2] | R. W. Boyd, "Nonlinear Optics", Academic Press, 2nd edn, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL (2003) |
| [3] | G. P. Agrawal, "Nonlinear Fiber Optics", 4th edn, Academic Press, New York (2006) |
See also: nonlinearities, nonlinear polarization, nonlinear crystal materials, nonlinear frequency conversion, supercontinuum generation, quantum optics
