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Nonlinear Spectroscopy of Solids

Advances and Applications

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  • © 1994

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Editors:
  1. Baldassare Bartolo

    1. Department of Physics, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, USA

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Part of the book series: NATO Science Series B: (NSSB, volume 339)

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Table of contents (56 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxix
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  2. Intrinsic Nonlinearity of the Interaction between Radiation Fields and Atoms

    1. Intrinsic Nonlinearity of the Interaction between Radiation Fields and Atoms

      • B. Di Bartolo
      Pages 1-74

  3. The Spin-Photon Echo Revisited

    1. The Spin-Photon Echo Revisited

      • E. L. Hahn
      Pages 75-90

  4. Nonlinear Spectroscopy of Inorganic Materials: Excitons in Semiconductors

    1. Nonlinear Spectroscopy of Inorganic Materials: Excitons in Semiconductors

      • Jørn M. Hvam
      Pages 91-149

  5. High Resolution Nonlinear Spectroscopy of Rare Earth Ions in Solids

    1. High Resolution Nonlinear Spectroscopy of Rare Earth Ions in Solids

      • Roger M. Macfarlane
      Pages 151-224

  6. Advances in Solid State Lasers

    1. Advances in Solid State Lasers

      • Allister I. Ferguson
      Pages 225-250

  7. Quantum Noise in Parametric Amplification

    1. Quantum Noise in Parametric Amplification

      • I. Abram, J. A. Levenson
      Pages 251-287

  8. Two- and Three-Photon Spectroscopy of Solids

    1. Two- and Three-Photon Spectroscopy of Solids

      • Dietmar Fröhlich
      Pages 289-326

  9. Nonlinear Spectroscopy of the Electron-Hole Plasma in Semiconductors

    1. Nonlinear Spectroscopy of the Electron-Hole Plasma in Semiconductors

      • C. Klingshirn
      Pages 327-364

  10. Long Seminars

    1. The Two-Photon Laser

      • Daniel J. Gauthier, Hope M. Concannon
      Pages 365-384

    2. Definition of Coherence

      • B. Bowlby
      Pages 385-394

    3. Optical Nonlinearities of Color Centers in Alkali Halides

      • G. Baldacchini
      Pages 395-413

    4. Electronic and Optical Properties of Lower-Dimensional Semiconductor Systems

      • D. A. Broido
      Pages 415-423

    5. Recombination Dynamics and Nonlinear Spectroscopy of Quantum Dots

      • U. Woggon
      Pages 425-450

    6. Solitons in Optical Fibers and their Use in Ultra Long Distance, High Bit Rate Transmission

      • L. F. Mollenauer, J. P. Gordon
      Pages 451-480

    7. Energy Transfer Mechanisms and Excited State Dynamics of Yb3+, Tm3+ and Ho3+ Doped Gd3Ga5O12 Single Crystals

      • A. Brenier, L. C. Courrol, C. Pédrini, C. Madej, G. Boulon
      Pages 481-490

    8. Nanoparticles in Amorphous Solids and their Nonlinear Properties

      • Renata Reisfeld
      Pages 491-529

    9. Up-Conversion and Excited State Absorption in Laser Crystals and Glasses: Advantages and Disadvantages

      • F. Auzel
      Pages 531-553

    10. Non-Linear Effects in Insulating Laser Crystals

      • A. A. Kaminskii
      Pages 555-560

    11. Computer Modeling of Nonlinearities

      • A. M. Buoncristiani, G. Armagan, A. A. Kaminskii
      Pages 561-570
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This report presents an account of the course "Nonlinear Spectroscopy of Solids: Advances and Applications" held in Erice, Italy, from June 16 to 30, 1993. This meeting was organized by the International School of Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy of the "Ettore Majorana" Centre for Scientific Culture. The purpose of this course was to present and discuss physical models, mathematical formalisms, experimental techniques, and applications relevant to the subject of nonlinear spectroscopy of solid state materials. The universal availability and application of lasers in spectroscopy has led to the widespread observation of nonlinear effects in the spectroscopy of materials. Nonlinear spectroscopy encompasses many physical phenomena which have their origin in the monochromaticity, spectral brightness, coherence, power density and tunability of laser sources. Conventional spectroscopy assumes a linear dependence between the applied electromagnetic field and the induced polarization of atoms and molecules. The validity of this assumption rests on the fact that even the most powerful conventional sources of light produce a light intensity which is not strong enough to equalize the rate of stimulated emission and that of the experimentally observed decay. A different situation may arise when laser light sources are used, particularly pulsed lasers. The use of such light sources can make the probability of induced emission comparable to, or even greater than, the probability of the observed decay; in such cases the nonlinearity of the response of the system is revealed by the experimental data and new properties, not detectable by conventional spectroscopy, will emerge.

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  • Department of Physics, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, USA

    Baldassare Bartolo

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