Optical harmonics in molecular systems : quantum electrodynamical theory
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Optical harmonics in molecular systems : quantum electrodynamical theory
Wiley-VCH, 2002
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In recent years the generation of optical harmonics in molecular systems has become an area of increasing interest for a number of reasons. First, many organic crystals and polymeric solids prove not only to have usefully large optical nonlinearities but also to be surprisingly robust and thermally stable. Consequently the fabrication of organic materials for laser frequency conversion has become very much a growth area. At interfaces and in partially ordered systems, harmonic generation is now of considerable scientific interest through the detailed structural information it affords. And in molecular gases and liquids, processes of optical harmonic conversion present a powerful tool for the study of both static and dynamic effects of molecular orientation. Where the detailed nonlinear optical response of molecules is required, the application of molecular quantum electrodynamics (QED) brings both rigour and conceptual facility. Using this approach the authors address topics of direct experimental concern in a general formulation of theory for optical harmonics, with a particular focus on quantum optical and molecular aspects.
A detailed basis is provided for the applications, enabling the characteristic features of optical nonlinearity to be examined in general terms. A great many of the optical phenomena subsequently addressed find wide application in nonlinear optics and chemical physics. Specifically, the book deals with coherent harmonic generation, both within and at interfaces between different media. It addresses elastic second harmonic (Hyper-Rayleigh) light scattering as well as the inelastic case normally referred to as Hyper-Raman scattering. Full and detailed tables and results are provided for the analysis of experimental observations.
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Preface. 1. Foundations of Molecular Harmonic Emission. 1.1 Classical Optics. 1.2 Quantum Electrodynamics. 1.3 Media Corrections. 2. Pertubation Theory. 2.1 Time-Dependent Pertubation Theory. 2.2 Time-Orderings and State Sequences. 3. Radiation Constructs. 3.1 Radiation Tensor Construction. 3.2 Quantum Optical Considerations. 3.3 Pump Photonics. 4. Molecular Properties. 4.1 Molecular Tensor Construction. 4.2 Symmetry. 4.3 Two-Level Systems. 5. Coherent and Incoherent Signals. 5.1 Regular Solids. 5.2 Gases, Liquids and Disordered Solids. 5.3 Macromolecules, Suspensions and Partially Ordered Solids. 5.4 Coherence and Wave-Vector Matching. 6. Coherent Harmonic Generation. 6.1 Harmonic Intensities. 6.2 Rotational Averaging and Symmetry Criteria. 6.3 Third Harmonic Generation. 7. Special Systems for Second Harmonic Generation. 7.1 Second Harmonic Generation at Surfaces and Interfaces. 7.2 Electric Field-Induced Second Harmonic Generation. 7.3 Optical Coherence in Dispersed Particles. 7.4 Six-Wave Second Harmonic Generation. 8. Incoherent Elastic Light Scattering. 8.1 General Principles. 8.2 Second Harmonic Scattering/Hyper-Rayleigh Scattering. 8.3 Third Harmonic Scattering. 9. Hyper-Raman Scattering. 9.1 Constructing the Signal. 9.2 Hyperpolarisability Theory. 9.3 Irreducible Tensors. 9.4 Symmetry Selection rules. 9.5 Scheme for the Determination of Molecular Invariants. 9.6 Reversal and Depolarisation Ratios. 9.7 Higher Multiple Effects. Appendix 1. Resonance Damping. Appendix 2. Rationale Averaging. Appendix 3. Isotropic Tensors and the Euler Angle Matrix. Appendix 4. Irreducible Cartesian Tensors. Appendix 5. Six-Wave Mixing and Secular Resonances. Appendix 6. Spectroscopic Selection Rules. Glossary of Symbols. References. Bibliography. Index.
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