Abstract
Nonlinear optics deals with optical phenomena that result from the dependence of the optical susceptibility on the electromagnetic field. Exemplary effects are the intensity-dependent propagation index, the electro-optic effects, and parametric effects such as frequency mixing, harmonic generation, or parametric amplification. In a more general sense, gain and absorption saturation are also nonlinear optical effects, but they are usually not treated in terms of susceptibilities. Acousto-optic effects are related to nonlinear optical effects in the sense that the susceptibility is influenced by acoustic fields; since the mathematical treatment is very similar, they are included in this chapter.
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- Second Harmonic Generation
- Phase Match
- Third Harmonic Generation
- Phase Match Condition
- Difference Frequency Generation
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Introducing higher order nonlinear restoring force terms allows, in a similar fashion, estimating nonlinear susceptibilities of corresponding order.
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Reider, G.A. (2016). Nonlinear Optics and Acousto-Optics. In: Photonics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-26076-1_8
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