Academics
Dop Course Outline
OS6064 Nonlinear Optics
Last Revised: 2018-04-11
Course Objectives
Prerequisite
Textbook Textbook
“Nonlinear Optics”, by R.W. Boyd, Academic Press (1992).
Reference Books
1.“Principles of Nonlinear Optics Course Reader”, by Y. C. Huang (EE department, National Tsing-Hua Univ.; available in the清華水木書苑)
2.“Nonlinear Optics”, by E.G.. Sauter, John Wiley & Sons, 1996.
3.“Fundamental of Photonics”, by Saleh & Teich, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
4.“Optical Waves in Crystals”, by Yariv and Yeh, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
5. “Quantum Electronics”, by Yariv, John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
Topical Outline 1. Nonlinear Susceptibility
2. Electromagnetic Wave in Anisotropic Media
3. Electro-optics
4. Acousto-optics
5. Second Harmonic Generation (SHG)
(Experiment: Critically phase-matched SHG in KTP)
6. Other 2nd-order Nonlinear Frequency Conversions
7. Quasi-phase-matching (QPM) Nonlinear Optics
(Experiment: Optical parametric generation (OPG) from a PPLN crystal)
8. Third-order Nonlinear Processes: third-harmonic generation, conjugate waves, Brillouin scattering, and Raman Scattering
9. DC and AC Kerr Effects
Prerequisite
Textbook Textbook
“Nonlinear Optics”, by R.W. Boyd, Academic Press (1992).
Reference Books
1.“Principles of Nonlinear Optics Course Reader”, by Y. C. Huang (EE department, National Tsing-Hua Univ.; available in the清華水木書苑)
2.“Nonlinear Optics”, by E.G.. Sauter, John Wiley & Sons, 1996.
3.“Fundamental of Photonics”, by Saleh & Teich, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
4.“Optical Waves in Crystals”, by Yariv and Yeh, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
5. “Quantum Electronics”, by Yariv, John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
Topical Outline 1. Nonlinear Susceptibility
2. Electromagnetic Wave in Anisotropic Media
3. Electro-optics
4. Acousto-optics
5. Second Harmonic Generation (SHG)
(Experiment: Critically phase-matched SHG in KTP)
6. Other 2nd-order Nonlinear Frequency Conversions
7. Quasi-phase-matching (QPM) Nonlinear Optics
(Experiment: Optical parametric generation (OPG) from a PPLN crystal)
8. Third-order Nonlinear Processes: third-harmonic generation, conjugate waves, Brillouin scattering, and Raman Scattering
9. DC and AC Kerr Effects
