Nonlinear Optics in Solids, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1990
Proceedings of the International Summer School, Aalborg, Denmark, July 31—August 4, 1989
Coll. Springer Series on Wave Phenomena, Vol. 9

In recent years one has witnessed in physics a substantial increase in interest in carrying out fundamental studies in the nonlinear optics of condensed matter. At the Danish universities, this increase has been especially pronounced at the Institute of Physics at the University of Aalborg, where the main activities are centered around fundamental research within the domains of nonlinear quantum optics, nonlinear optics of metals and superconductors, and nonlinear surface optics. In recognition of this it was decided to arrange the first international summer school on nonlinear optics in Denmark at the Institute of Physics at the University of Aalborg. This book is based on the lectures and contributed papers presented at this international summer school, which was held in the period 31 July-4 Au­ gust 1989. About 60 experienced and younger scientists from 12 different countries participated. Twenty-eight lectures were given by 14 distinguished scientists from the United States, Italy, France, Germany, Scotland, England, and Denmark. In addition to the lectures given by the invited speakers, 11 contributed papers were presented. The programme of the summer school em­ phasized a treatment of basic physical properties of the nonlinear interaction of light and condensed matter and both theoretical and experimental aspects were covered. Furthermore, general principles as well as topics of current interest in the research literature were discussed.

The Exotic World of Nonlinear Optics.- I Basic Macroscopic Concepts.- Second Order Nonlinear Optical Effects.- II Cavity Phenomena.- Cavity QED.- Superradiance in the Dicke Model.- III Metals, Superconductors, and Ponderomotive Effects.- Surface Enhanced Second Harmonic Generation from Metals.- Optical Second-Harmonic Generation from Jellium. The Nonlinear Energy Reflection Coefficient as a Function of the Angle of Incidence.- On the Nonlocal Response Theory of Optical Rectification and Second-Harmonic Generation in Centrosymmetric Superconductors.- Coherence Factors in the Optical Second-Harmonic Response Tensor of a Cooper-Paired Superconductor.- Physical Picture of Parametric Phenomena and Ponderomotive Effects in Solids.- IV Guiding Structures: Surfaces and Fibres.- Light Scattering from Solid Surfaces.- Second Harmonic Generation in Optical Fibres.- Two-Wavelength Nonlinear Prism Coupling to Planar Waveguides in Semiconductor Doped Glasses.- V Semiconductors.- The Nonlinear Optics of Semiconductor Quantum Wells: Physics and Devices.- Transient Nonlinear Optics in Semiconductors.- Phase Conjugation.- Theory of Four-Wave Mixing in Photorefractive Oscillators.- Optical Bistability.- Nonlinear Optical Properties of ZnO at Room Temperature Investigated by Laser-Induced Self-Diffraction.- VI Organic Materials.- Nonlinear Optical Effects in Organic Materials.- Nonlinear Optical Effects in Substituted Anilines.- VII Disordered Media.- Weak Localization in Nonlinear Optics of Disordered Media.- VIII Photon Echoes, Raman Line Shapes.- Optical Data Storage and Image Processing in Rare Earth Ion Doped Crystals Using Stimulated Photon Echo.- A Practical Analysis for Coherent Raman Scattering Spectra by the Fourier Series Method.- Index of Contributors.