Title :
Nonlinear optics: past, present, and future
Author :
Bloembergen, Nicolaas
Author_Institution :
Div. of Appl. Sci., Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA, USA
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;
Journal_Title :
Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/2944.902137
