Ultrafast Intense Probes of Nonlinear Optical Material Interactions

J.V. Moloney
Arizona Center for Mathematical Sciences
Department of Mathematics,
University of Arizona,
Tucson, AZ 85721

• Introduction
• Interaction of Radiation with Matter
  • Maxwell's Equations
  • General Multipole Expansion: Justification of the Electrical Dipole Approximation
  • Examples of Constitutive Relations
    • Transparent Dielectrics
    • Laser-Induced-Breakdown
    • Two-Level Maxwell-Bloch Model: Resonant Absorption
    • Semiconductor Bloch Equations: Resonant Absorbing 2-Component Plasma
• Case Studies
  • Arrest of Critical Collapse
    • Normal Group Velocity Dispersion
    • Plasma Generation: Laser-Induced-Breakdown
  • Breakdown of the Envelope Description - Optical Light Bullets
  • Dynamic Nonlinear Optical Skin Effect
    • Femtosecond Optical Pulse Propagation in Semiconductor Amplifiers
• Future Directions and Summary
• References and Figure Captions
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