NLO - Nonlinear Optics

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Introduction

Nonlinear optics describes the behavior of light in nonlinear media, which feature a nonlinear relationship between the dielectric polarization and the electric field. In consequence, the superposition principle of classical optics is not valid any more, i.e. light beams can interact with - rather than simply pass through - each other. Nonlinear optical effects are exploited for various industrial and scientific applications such as:

 

  • Ultrafast all-optical signal processing on fs time scales
  • High-speed electro-optic modulators for data transmission
  • Femtosecondlasers and frequency combs
  • Direct-write 3D lithography
  • Linear and nonlinear opical spectroscopy    

 

Contents

  • Maxwell equations for the nonlinear optics
  • Nonlinear effects overview
  • The nonlinear optical susceptibility, second-harmonic generation
  • The electro-optical effect and the electro-optical modulator, acousto-optical modulator
  • Third order nonlinearities
  • Nonlinear effects in semiconductors
  • Nonlinear effects in optical fibers