Product Description
A comprehensive treatment of nonlinear optics emphasizing physical concepts and the relationhip between theory and experiment. Systematically describes a number of sub-topics in the field. Up-to-date references and numerous illustrations will help both beginners and practitioners interested in gaining a more thorough understanding of the subject…. More >>
The Principles of Nonlinear Optics
Tags: comprehensive treatment, illustrations, principles of nonlinear optics
#1 by Anonymous on June 30, 2010 - 4:14 pm
This book is simply not very helpful as a textbook or as a reference. Shen seems to want to create a catalog of all nonlinear phenomena. He gives both too much (mathematical) and too little (practical) information on each subject. The mathematics does not really go beyond Bloembergen’s little book.
Rating: 2 / 5
#2 by Ann Lee on June 30, 2010 - 5:27 pm
This book can be best appreciated when one already has a basic understanding of nonlinear optics, and wants to go beyond some hand waving pictures to delve into maths and subtleties behind the phenomena. That is, if you are just a nonexpert who wants to know what nonlinear optics is, this book might not be the one for you. But if you are a serious physics student who works in nonlinear optics or atomic physics, it’s a good reference book.
Rating: 4 / 5
#3 by goblue-321 on June 30, 2010 - 7:33 pm
This book is best for physics students. Boyd’s book is a good starting point. Shen’s book offers a lot more physics insight.
Rating: 5 / 5