This book is a new reference for nonlinear optics professionals as well as graduate students specializing in nonlinear optics. It provides, in a comprehensive and organized manner, the essential mathematical formalisms and physical descriptions for understanding basic principles of nonlinear optics. The authors cover principles of linear optics and material response in the time and frequency domain, symmetries in nonlinear optics with special emphasis on second- and third-order nonlinear materials, and the nonlinear wave equation in waveguides. The first five chapters describe the fundamental formalism of nonlinear optics, whereas the last five chapters of the book discuss practical applications based on nonlinear phenomena. This publication has been supplemented with a few appendices, as well as a website with theoretical/numerical exercises, lecture slides, etc.
Review by Reva Garg, Institute of Physics, University of Brasilia, Brazil
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