Gordon Research Conference on Nonlinear Optics and Lasers
Abstract
The topics chosen were production of X-rays with high power lasers, generation of millimeter waves with femtosecond pulses, microcavities and microlasers, second harmonic generation in fibers and advances in photorefractivity and parallel optical processing. It introduces ways of thinking and scientific methods in fields that are related, but would not generally appear in specialized conferences. There were three such examples: The methods of nonlinear optics as applied to electronic signal processing, the concept of squeezing (special quantum states of the electromagnetic field) as used to explain the generation of gravitational waves in the expanding universe, and particle interferometers with particle- instead of wave-gratings. By asking Nobel laureate Bloembergen one year in advance to give the traditional after dinner speech, we were privileged to hear him speak of the history of optics over the centuries resulting in the various principles of linear optics, and the highly accelerated pace of discovery of the analogous principles in nonlinear optics.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 05, 1992
- Accession Number
- ADA245747
Entities
People
- Hermann Haus
Organizations
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology