Characterization Techniques and Tabulations for Organic Nonlinear Optical Materials

Mark C. Kuzyk Washington State University, Carl W. Dirk University of Texas at El Paso

Introduction - conventions and standards for nonlinear optical processes; practical computational approaches to molecular properties; relationship between the molecular and bulk response; linear optics; electro-optic effect; second harmonic generation; two-photon absorption; z-scan; four-wave mixing tables and measurement techniques; third harmonic generation.