This book presents an overview of the state of the art of the developing topic of nonlinear optics with contributions from leading experts in the field in China, ranging from weak light nonlinear optics, ultrafast nonlinear optics to electro-optical theory and applications. In the past decade, nonlinear optics has evolved into many different branches, depending on the form of the material used for studying the nonlinear phenomena. The growth of research in nonlinear optics is closely linked to the rapid technological advances that have occurred in related fields, such as ultra-fast phenomena and optical communications. Nonlinear-optics activities range from the fundamental studies of the interaction between matter and radiation to the development of devices, components, and systems of tremendous commercial interest for widespread applications in optical telecommunications, medicine, and biotechnology. This book reviews the development of some nonlinear optics researches in China, not only the discovery of new principles, but also potential applications of nonlinear optics for various industries.

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K. Gao, M. Zhan, WIPM, CAS Wuhan; W. Liu, IoP, CAS Beijing; J. Yin, Y. Chen, ECNU, Shanghai.

Inhalt
1 Recent progresses in weak light nonlinear optics1.1 Introduction1.2 Ultraviolet photorefractivity in lithium niobate crystals1.3 Nonlinear optics with incoherent light and discrete spatial solitons1.4 Nonlinear optical properties of novel carbon-based materials1.5 Nonlinear optics from metallic plasmonics1.6 Summary 2 Polarization-coupling of light in periodically poled lithium niobate based on electro-optics effect2.1 Introduction2.2 Polarization-coupling of light in periodically poled lithium niobate2.3 Cascaded polarization-coupling process and induced large nonlinear phase2.4 Precise control of parameters of laser based on polarization-coupling 2.5 Photonics application of polarization-coupling effect in PPLN 3 Ultrafast nonlinear optics3.1 Introduction3.2 Ultrashort pulse collapse in quadratic media3.3 Femtosecond laser induced filamentation3.4 Nonlinear interaction of intense ultrashort filaments3.5 Ultrafast optical gating by molecular alignment3.6 Application and prospect 4 Wave coupling theory of linear electrooptical effect and its generalization and applications4.1 Introduction to linear electrooptical effect 4.2 Wave coupling theory of linear electrooptical effect in bulk transparent media 4.3 Wave coupling theory of linear electrooptical effect in bulk absorbing media4.4 United wave coupling theory of electrooptical-rotooptical-magnetooptical effects4.5 Wave coupling theory of quasi-phase-matched linear electrooptical effect