Course Details
Subject {L-T-P / C} : PH6116 : Nonlinear Optics { 3-0-0 / 3}
Subject Nature : Theory
Coordinator : Amit Rai
Syllabus
| Module 1 : |
Brief review of electromagnetic waves, Light propagation through anisotropic media, Overview of non-linear Optics, nonlinear polarization, nonlinear optical susceptibility, origin of optical nonlinearities, symmetry properties of nonlinear susceptibility tensors, coupled-wave equations, second harmonic generation, sum and difference-frequency generation, phase-matching condition and techniques to achieve phase matching, parametric amplification, parametric fluorescence and oscillation, electro-optic effect, Kerr effect, Cross-Phase Modulation, self-focusing and self-phase modulation, optical solitons, Raman amplification, and acousto-optic effect, Nonlinear Schrödinger equation, modulation instabilities, optical solitons in fibers, photonic crystal fibers. |
Course Objective
| 1 . |
To know about non-linear effects in optics |
| 2 . |
Get familiar with various applications of non-linear optical systems. |
Course Outcome
| 1 . |
Students will learn about basics of non-linear optical systems and its applications. |
Essential Reading
| 1 . |
R.W.Boyd, Nonlinear Optics, Academic Press |
| 2 . |
R.L.Sutherland, Handbook of Nonlinear Optics, Marcel Dekker |
Supplementary Reading
| 1 . |
P.E.Powers, Fundamentals of Nonlinear Optics, CRC Press |
| 2 . |
G.P.Agarwal, Nonlinear Fiber Optics, Academic |