Nonlinear Optics and Quantum Electronics

Partial table of contents:

PART I: GENERAL CONCEPTS AND METHODS OF NONLINEAR OPTICS.

Electromagnetic Fields.

Classical Description.

The Quantized Free Radiation Field.

Interaction Between Radiation and Matter.

Semiclassical Description of Nonlinear Optics.

Statistical and Coherence Properties of the Radiation Field andTheir Measurement.

Nonstationary Processes.

PART II: EFFECTS AND PROCESSES OF NONLINEAR OPTICS.

Nonlinear One-photon Processes in Lasers.

Nonlinearities in Transient One-photon Processes.

Nonlinearities and Qunatum Phenomena in Transient One-photonProcesses.

Multiphoton Absorption and Emission.

Generation of Harmonics and Sum and Difference Frequencies.

Parametric Amplification and Oscillation.

Stimulated Raman Scattering.

Optical Bistability.

APPENDIX A: Compilation of Quantum-Theoretical Definitions andRelations.

General References.

Index.