Course Contents

nonlinear optical processes Parametric amplifiers and oscillators, and phase conjugate mirrors. Electric field and polarization Raman and Brillouin effects, optical Kerr, effect, four-wave mixing, Propagation of light pulses, solitons, nonlinear effects in glass fibers.

Course Synopsis

Several nonlinear optical processes which include nonlinear behavior of wave propagation, Harmonic light generators, sum and difference frequency mixing, Parametric amplifiers and oscillators, and phase conjugate mirrors. Electric field and polarization, wave propagation non-linear anisotropic media, Pockels effect and related phenomenon,Second harmonic generation, Parametric effects, Raman and Brillouin effects, optical Kerr, effect, four-wave mixing, Propagation of light pulses, solitons, nonlinear effects in glass fibers.

Course Learning Outcomes

The students will be able to understand the various aspects of nonlinear wave phenomena, which will help in their research work