Focus issue introduction: nonlinear optics
Journal article, 2011

It is now fifty years since the original observation of second harmonic generation ushered in the field of nonlinear optics, close on the heels of the invention of the laser. This feature issue celebrates this anniversary with papers that span the range from new nonlinear optical materials, through the increasingly novel methods that have been developed for phase matching, to emerging areas such as nonlinear metamaterials and plasmonic enhancement of optical properties. It is clear that the next fifty years of nonlinear optics will witness a proliferation of new applications with increasing technological impact.

Author

B. Boulanger

Grenoble Alpes University

S. T. Cundiff

University of Colorado at Boulder

D. J. Gauthier

Duke University

Magnus Karlsson

Chalmers, Microtechnology and Nanoscience (MC2), Photonics

Y. Q. Lu

Nanjing University

R. A. Norwood

University of Arizona

D. Skryabin

University of Bath

T. Taira

National Institutes of Natural Sciences

Optics Express

1094-4087 (ISSN) 10944087 (eISSN)

Vol. 19 23 23561-23566

Subject Categories

Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering

DOI

10.1364/OE.19.023561

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12/17/2021