Nonlinear Surface Electromagnetic Phenomena (Modern Problems in Condensed Matter Sciences)

In recent years the physics of electromagnetic surface phenomena has developed rapidly, evolving into technologies for communications and industry, such as fiber and integrated optics. The variety of phenomena based on electromagnetism at surfaces is rich and this book was written with the aim of summarizing the available knowledge in selected areas of the field. The book contains reviews written by solid state and optical physicists on the nonlinear interaction of electromagnetic waves at and with surfaces and films. Both the physical phenomena and some potential applications are dealt with. Included are discussions of nonlinear wave mixing on films and surfaces, second harmonic generation in waveguides and at surfaces, nonlinear waves guided by dielectric and semiconductor surfaces and films, surface gratings formed by high energy laser beams, and reflection and transmission switching of strong beams onto nonlinear surfaces. Chapters on light scattering from surface excitations and magnetic order-disorder and orientational phase transitions complete this essential contribution to the modern optics literature Content: Modern Problems in Condensed Matter Sciences Page ii Front Matter Page iii Copyright page Page iv Modern Problems in Condensed Matter Sciences Pages v-vii Preface to the Series Page ix A.A. Maradudin, V.M. Agranovich Preface Pages xi-xiii H.-E. Ponath, G.I. Stegeman Chapter 1 - Second-Order Nonlinear Guided Wave Interactions Pages 1-71 W. SOHLER Chapter 2 - Third-Order Nonlinear Electromagnetic TE and TM Guided Waves Pages 73-287 A.D. BOARDMAN, P. EGAN, F. LEDERER, U. LANGBEIN, D. MIHALACHE Chapter 3 - The Problem of Stability and Excitation of Nonlinear Surface Waves Pages 289-321 N.N. AKHMEDIEV Chapter 4 - Nonlinear Waves and Switching Effects at Nonlinear Interfaces Pages 323-351 A.E. KAPLAN, P.W. SMITH, W.J. TOMLINSON Chapter 5 - Second-Order Nonlinear Optical Effects at Surfaces and Interfaces Pages 353-416 T.F. HEINZ Chapter 6 - Nonlinear Surface Magnetoplasma Polaritons in Semiconductors Pages 417-443 V. AMBRAZEVIČIENE, R. BRAZIS, A. KUNIGÈLIS Chapter 7 - Light Scattering from Phonons and Spin Waves on Surfaces Pages 445-496 F. NIZZOLI, D.L. MILLS Chapter 8 - Surface Magnetic and Structural Phase Transitions Pages 497-523 M.I. KAGANOV, A.P. LEVANYUK, S.A. MINYUKOV, A.V. CHUBUKOV Chapter 9 - Laser-induced Surface Gratings Pages 525-560 A.M. PROKHOROV, I.A. AVRUTSKY, P.V. BAZAKUTSA, V.A. SYCHUGOV, A.V. TISCHENKO Chapter 10 - Laser-Induced Surface Polaritons and Optical Breakdown Pages 561-609 A.M. BONCH-BRUEVICH, M.N. LIBENSON Author Index Pages 611-630 Subject Index Pages 631-639 Cumulative Index, Volumes 1–29 Pages 641-654 In recent years the physics of electromagnetic surface phenomena has developed rapidly, evolving into technologies for communications and industry, such as fiber and integrated optics. The variety of phenomena based on electromagnetism at surfaces is rich and this book was written with the aim of summarizing the available knowledge in selected areas of the field.

The book contains reviews written by solid state and optical physicists on the nonlinear interaction of electromagnetic waves at and with surfaces and films. Both the physical phenomena and some potential applications are dealt with. Included are discussions of nonlinear wave mixing on films and surfaces, second harmonic generation in waveguides and at surfaces, nonlinear waves guided by dielectric and semiconductor surfaces and films, surface gratings formed by high energy laser beams, and reflection and transmission switching of strong beams onto nonlinear surfaces. Chapters on light scattering from surface excitations and magnetic order-disorder and orientational phase transitions complete this essential contribution to the modern optics literature.