Title :
Historical perspective of nonlinear optics and its applications
Author_Institution :
Phys. Dept., Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
Abstract :
Nonlinear optics in the past 60 years has been full of excitement and created tremendous impact in many disciplines. New laser technology has been the prime motive force behind the advances of the field.
Keywords :
Free electron lasers; Laser theory; Nonlinear optical devices; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Physics; Tunable circuits and devices; Ultrafast optics; X-ray lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2