Master OIV - SISE
Course Title :
Non Linear Optics
Lectures :10 h Problems and exercices : 16 h
Teacher :
Alain TROUILLET
Prerequisites :
Geometrical optics, Optical waves, Electromagnetism
Objectives :
This course aims to introduce the main non linear optical effects, their existing
conditions and their applications.
Program :
Chapter 0 :
Electromagnetism in media reminder
Polarization, dielectric susceptibility, permittivity, …
tel :
+33 4 77 91 58 12 (Lab) / + 33 4 77 42 18 24 (MU)
e-mail : alain.trouillet@univ-st-etienne.fr
Chapter 1 :
Non linear optics founding principles
NL polarization, susceptibility tensors, ABDP, Kleiman relations, …
Chapter 2 :
Second ordrer non linear effects
Description of the 3-waves interactions, main parameters for NL efficiency
Phase matching condition, Manley-Rowe relations …
Main illustrations :
Second harmonic generation, NL Brewster effect
Pockels effect – Electrooptic modulation
Parametric amplification - Optical Parametric Oscillator (OPO)
Phase matching by periodic modulation of the refractive index
Chapter 3 :
Third ordrer non linear effects
Description of the 4-waves interactions and optical Kerr effect
Main illustrations :
Phase conjugaison mirror
NL Fabry-Perot resonator – Optical bistability
Raman scattering
Self-focusing - Pulse propagation - Soliton
The working method consists in beginning with a short lecture part to introduce the
main and necessary principles, and to spend most of the time to detailled illustrations
and solving problems.
Teaching documents are written in english.
Anything is available on the pedagogic internet platform of the faculty.
Bibliography :
N. Bloembergen, “Non linear optics”, W.A. Benjamin, New-York
R. W. Boyd, "Nonlinear Optics", Academic Press (2008), ISBN 978-0123694706
G.C. Baldwin, “An introduction to non linear optics”, Plenum Press New-York
J. Moloney et A. C. Newell, “Nonlinear Optics”, Perseus (2004).
Y. Kivshar et G. Agrawal, “Optical Solitons”, Academic Press (2003).
D.L. Mills, “Nonlinear Optics”, Springer (1991).
G.P. Agrawal, “Nonlinear Fiber Optics”, Academic Press (2001).
T. Dauxois et M. Peyrard, “Physics of Solitons”, Cambridge ( 2006).
D. L. Mills, "Nonlinear Optics: Basic Concepts", Springer (2008),
Yuon-Ren Shen, "The Principles of Nonlinear Optics", Wiley
F. Zernike and J.E. Midwinter, “Applied non linear optics”, Wiley
D.S. Chemla and J. Zyss, “Non linear optical properties of organic molecules and
crystals”, Volumes 1 et 2, Academic Press
François Sanchez, "Optique non-linéaire : Cours et problèmes résolus", Ellipses
J.C. Garrison and R.Y. Chiao, "Quantum optics", Oxford University Press
Valerio Scarani with Chua Lynn and Liu Shi Yang, "Six quantum pieces: a first course
in quantum physics", World Scientific
V.G. Dimitriev, G.G. Gurzadyan and D.N. Nikogosyan, “Handbook of non linear optical
crystals”
Non exhaustive list