非线性光学性质:线性与非线性光学性质(重点是χ
(
2
)
和χ
(
3
)
);线性和非线性介质中波的传播和耦合方程。 (5 小
时)
二阶非线性光学效应:二次谐波和相位匹配技术; 和频和差频的产生;参量放大和振荡;准相位匹配技术并对光子晶体做
介绍。 (15 小时)
三阶非线性光学效应:四波相互作用和耦合方程;四波混频和相位共轭;强光束致折射率变化(光克尔效应,自聚焦/散
焦,自相位调制);非线性光学吸收(双光子吸收,可饱和吸收与反饱和吸收);电光效应,光折变效应。 (15 小时)
超快激光器和超快非线性光学:光学脉冲(线性和非线性介质中的短脉冲传播,啁啾脉冲,群速度色散,光学元件);飞
秒激光脉冲的产生和锁模方法;脉冲放大,压缩和测量;实验技术(泵浦探测,超快光克尔门,荧光上转换和条纹相
机)。 (5 个小时)
Nonlinear Optical Susceptibilities: Linear & nonlinear optical susceptibilities (focusing on χ
(2)
and χ
(3)
); Wave propagation
and coupling equations in linear and nonlinear media. (5 hours)
Second-order nonlinear optical effects: Second harmonic generation and phase matching technology; Sum- and
difference-frequency generation; Parametric amplification and oscillation; Quasi-phase matching technique and
Introduction to Photonic crystals. (15 hours)
Third-order nonlinear optical effects: Four wave interaction and coupling equation; Four-wave-mixing and phase
conjugation; Intense beam induced refractive index change (Optical Kerr effect, self-focusing/defocusing, self-phase
modulation); Nonlinear Optical Absorption (Two-photon absorption, saturable absorption and reverse saturable
absorption); Electro-optic, acousto-optics and photorefractive effects. (15 hours)
Ultrafast laser and ultrafast nonlinear optics: Pulsed optics (short pulse propagation in linear and nonlinear media,
chirped pulse, group-velocity-dispersion, optical elements); femtosecond laser pulse generation and mode-locking
method; pulse amplification, compression, and measurement; experimental techniques (pump-probe, ultrafast optical
Kerr gate, fluorescence up-conversion and streak camera). (5 Hours)
1. Robert W. Boyd, “Nonlinear Optics”, Boston: Academic Press (2003) (textbook)
2. Y. R. Shen, “The Principles of Nonlinear Optics”, John Wiley & Sons (2003) (Reference)