Quantum Electronics: A Treatise

Preface List of Contributors Contents of Volume I, Part B 1. General Introduction I. Historical Background II. The Present Volume III. Future Outlook References Part I. Nonlinear Optical Susceptibilities 2. Theory of Nonlinear Optical Susceptibilities I. Introduction II. Macroscopic Theory of Optical Susceptibilities III. Microscopic Theory of Nonlinear Susceptibilities IV. Conclusion. Nonlinear Spectroscopy Appendix 1. Perturbation Theory Appendix 2. Multipole Expansion Appendix 3. The Genkin-Mednis Approach References 3. Measurement of Nonlinear Optical Susceptibilities I. Introduction II. Experimental Fundamentals III. Second-Order Polarizabilities IV. Conclusion ReferencesPart II. Nonlinear Optical Processes 4. Two-Photon Absorption Spectroscopy I. Introduction II. Theory III. Experimental Apparatus IV. Experimental Results References 5. Stimulated Mandelstam-Brillouin Process I. Introduction II. Experimental Observation of the Stimulated Mandelstam-Brillouin Process III. Theory of Stimulated Mandelstam-Brillouin Process IV. Quantitative Experimental Studies of the Stimulated Mandelstam-Brillouin Process References 6. Spontaneous and Stimulated Parametric Processes I. Introduction II. Theory III. Properties of the Spontaneous Emission and Experimental Results IV. Applications References 7. The Stimulated Raman Process I. Introduction II. General Description of the Stimulated Raman Process III. Theory of Transient Stimulated Raman Scattering IV. Experimental Observations on the Transient Stimulated Raman Scattering ReferencesIndex