自20世纪60年代以来，非线性光学的发展非常迅速，技术上的应用数不胜数。《Introduction to Nonlinear Optics（非线性光学导论）（影印版）》系统介绍了该领域的基本原理，非常适合帮助研究生开始他们的研究生涯。在介绍了基本思想以后，本书给出了非常详细的，对于二次谐波发生及相关的二阶过程。继而讨论了三阶效应，比如短脉冲非线性光学，还有电磁诱导透明度等相干效应。另外，本书还简要讨论了高次谐波发生。对于线性与非线性晶体光学、非线性系数的张量性质等高等内容，本书在某些章节也做了介绍。

Preface
Acknowledgements
1 Introduction
1.1 Nonlinearity in physics
1.2 The early history of nonlinear optics
1.3 Optical second harmonic generation
1.4 Phase matching
1.5 Symmetry considerations
1.6 Optical rectification
1.7 The Pockels effect
1.8 Sum frequency generation
1.9 Difference frequency generation and optical parametric amplification
1.10 Third-order processes
1.11 Theoretical foundations
1.12 The growth of nonlinear optics
2 Frequency mixing
2.1 Introduction and preview
2.2 Electromagnetic theory
2.3 Second harmonic generation
2.3.1 Coupled-wave equations
2.3.2 The low-depletion approximation
2.3.3 Manley-Rowe relations for second harmonic generation
2.3.4 Interlude: third harmonic generation
2.3.5 The antenna picture
2.3.6 Phase relationships and quasi-phase matching
2.3.7 Additional features
2.4 General three-wave processes
2.4.1 Coupled-wave equations and the Manley-Rowe relations
2.4.2 Modified field variables
2.4.3 Sum and difference frequency generation
2.4.4 Optical parametric amplification
2.4.5 Tuning characteristics
2.4.6 Optical parametric oscillators
2.5 Focused beams
2.5.1 Introduction
2.5.2 Gaussian beams and the Gouy phase
2.5.3 Harmonic generation with Gaussian beams
2.5.4 Focused beams: summary
3 Crystal optics
3.1 Preview
3.2 Crystal symmetry
3.3 Light propagation in anisotropic media
3.3.1 Maxwell's equations
3.3.2 The constitutive relation
3.3.3 The index ellipsoid: ordinary and extraordinary waves
3.3.4 Index surfaces
3.3.5 Walk-off
3.4 Wave plates
3.5 Biaxial media
3.5.1 General features
3.5.2 Propagation in the principal planes: the optic axes
3.5.3 Positive and negative crystals
4 Nonlinear optics in crystals
4.1 Introduction and preview
4.2 The linear susceptibility
4.3 Structure of the nonlinear coefficients
4.3.1 Formal definition
4.3.2 Intrinsic permutation symmetry
4.3.3 Full permutation symmetry and the Manley-Rowe relations
4.3.4 Contracted suffix notation
4.3.5 The Kleinmann symmetry condition
4.4 Crystal symmetry
4.5 Second harmonic generation in KDP
4.6 Second harmonic generation in LBO
4.7 The Pockels effect and the Pockels cell
4.8 Optical rectification
5 Third-order nonlinear processes
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Basic third-order processes
5.2.1 Definitions
5.2.2 Symmetry considerations
5.2.3 Third harmonic generation
5.2.4 The DC Kerr effect and the Kerr cell
5.2.5 The optical Kerr effect
5.2.6 Intensity-dependent refractive index
5.2.7 Spatial solitons, self-focusing, and self-phase modulation
5.3 Stimulated Raman scattering
5.3.1 Raman coupling of laser and Stokes waves
5.3.2 Anti-Stokes generation and higher-order effects
5.3.3 Raman waves
5.4 Interaction of optical and acoustic waves
5.4.1 Physical basis
5.4.2 Diffraction of light by ultrasound
5.4.3 The acousto-optic dispersive filter
5.5 Stimulated Brillouin scattering
5.5.1 Introduction
5.5.2 The coupled-wave equations of stimulated BriIlouin scattering
5.5.3 Approximations and solutions
5.6 Optical phase conjugation
5.6.1 Phase conjugate beams
5.6.2 Phase conjugation by four-wave mixing
5.6.3 Phase conjugation by stimulated Brillouin scattering
5.7 Supercontinuum generation
6 Dispersion and optical pulses
6.1 Introduction and preview
6.2 Dispersion in the phase and group velocities
6.3 Dispersion and chirping of a Gaussian pulse
6.3.1 Propagation analysis
6.3.2 Characteristic dispersion distance
6.3.3 The bandwidth theorem and the time-bandwidth product
6.3.4 Chirp
6.4 Hyperbolic secant profiles
6.5 Compression using gratings and prism