DocumentCode
1436283
Title
Nonlinear optics: past, present, and future
Author
Bloembergen, Nicolaas
Author_Institution
Div. of Appl. Sci., Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA, USA
Volume
6
Issue
6
fYear
2000
Firstpage
876
Lastpage
880
Abstract
A historic introduction, describing the emergence of a new subfield of optics in the years 1961 and 1962, is followed by an overview of topics in nonlinear optics, which enjoy particular scientific or technological interest in the year 2000 and which hold promise for further developments in the 21st century.
Keywords
Kerr electro-optical effect; Pockels effect; magneto-optical effects; nonlinear optics; optical materials; optical pulse generation; quantum optics; reviews; time resolved spectroscopy; 21st century; further developments; future; historic introduction; nonlinear optics; optics; optics subfield; overview; past; present; scientific interest; technological interest; topics; year 2000; Birefringence; Crystals; Kerr effect; Magnetic fields; Magnetization; Nonlinear optics; Optical bistability; Optical harmonic generation; Optical polarization; Sparks;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1077-260X
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/2944.902137
Filename
902137
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