"This is very unique and promises to be an extremely useful
guide to a host of workers in the field. They have given a
generalized presentation likely to cover most if not all situations
to be encountered in the laboratory, yet also highlight several
specific examples that clearly illustrate the methods. They have
provided an admirable contribution to the community. If someone
makes their living by designing lasers, optical parametric
oscillators or other devices employing nonlinear crystals, or
designing experiments incorporating laser beam propagation through
linear or nonlinear media, then this book will be a welcome
addition to their bookshelf."
Richard Sutherland, Mount Vernon Nazarene University, Ohio,
USA
Laser Beam Propagation in Nonlinear Optical Media provides a
collection of expressions, equations, formulas, and derivations
used in calculating laser beam propagation through linear and
nonlinear media which are useful for predicting experimental
results.
The authors address light propagation in anisotropic media,
oscillation directions of the electric field and displacement
vectors, the walk-off angles between the Poynting and propagation
vectors, and effective values of the d coefficient for biaxial,
uniaxial, and isotropic crystals.
They delve into solutions of the coupled three wave mixing
equations for various nonlinear optical processes, including
quasi-phase matching and optical parametric oscillation, and
discuss focusing effects and numerical techniques used for beam
propagation analysis in nonlinear media, and phase retrieval
technique. The book also includes examples of MATLAB and FORTRAN
computer programs for numerical evaluations.
An ideal resource for students taking graduate level courses in
nonlinear optics, Laser Beam Propagation in Nonlinear Optical Media
can also be used as a reference for practicing professionals.
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