Nonlinear Optical Systems

ISBN-13: 9781107062672 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 464 str.

Luigi Lugiato; Franco Prati; Massimo Brambilla

Opis

Guiding graduate students and researchers through the complex world of laser physics and nonlinear optics, this book provides an in-depth exploration of the dynamics of lasers and other relevant optical systems, under the umbrella of a unitary spatio-temporal vision. Adopting a balanced approach, the book covers traditional as well as special topics in laser physics, quantum electronics and nonlinear optics, treating them from the viewpoint of nonlinear dynamical systems. These include laser emission, frequency generation, solitons, optically bistable systems, pulsations and chaos and optical pattern formation. It also provides a coherent and up-to-date treatment of the hierarchy of nonlinear optical models and of the rich variety of phenomena they describe, helping readers to understand the limits of validity of each model and the connections among the phenomena. It is ideal for graduate students and researchers in nonlinear optics, quantum electronics, laser physics and photonics.

Recenzje

'The reader will gain an in-depth familiarity with the field. This book can be used as a rich research resource and as a complementary text. It is suitable for graduate students as well as researchers in the field.' A. Zakery, Optics and Photonics News

Spis treści

Preface; Part I. Models, Propagation, Steady-State Phenomena: 1. Rate equation model for the laser; 2. Interaction of a system of two-level atoms with the electromagnetic field; 3. The Maxwell–Bloch equations; 4. Inclusion of the irreversible processes in the atomic equations; 5. Linear and nonlinear propagation in irreversible Maxwell–Bloch equations; 6. Optical nonlinearities: materials with quadratic nonlinearities; 7. Optical nonlinearities: materials with cubic nonlinearities; 8. Optical resonators: the planar ring cavity, empty cavity, linear cavity; 9. Nonlinear active ring cavity: the ring laser, stationary states; 10. The adiabatic elimination principle; 11. Nonlinear passive ring cavity: optical bistability; 12. Modal equations for the ring cavity: the single-mode model; 13. Single- and two-mode models; 14. Nonlinear dynamics in Fabry–Perot cavities; 15. Inhomogeneous broadening; 16. The semiconductor laser; 17. Laser without inversion and the effects of atomic coherence; Part II. Dynamical Phenomena, Instabilities, Chaos: 18. Some general aspects in nonlinear dissipative dynamical systems; 19. Special limits in the single-mode model; 20. The linear stability analysis of Maxwell–Bloch equations; 21. Adiabatic elimination in the complete Maxwell–Bloch equations; 22. Dynamical aspects in the laser; 23. Single- and multi-mode operation in inhomogeneously broadened lasers; 24. Dynamical aspects in optical bistability; 25. Self-pulsing in other optical systems; Part III. Transverse Optical Patterns: 26. Gaussian beams and modes of cavities with spherical mirrors; 27. General features about optical pattern formation in planar cavities; 28. The LL model; 29. Spatial patterns in cavities with spherical mirrors; 30. Cavity solitons; Appendixes; References; Index.