Susceptibility Tensors for Nonlinear Optics FROM THE PUBLISHER
A unique and invaluable reference book with accompanying software. Starting from basic principles the book presents a detailed introduction to the concept of optical susceptibilities of crystalline media. Substantial appendices include useful tables of third-, fourth- and fifth-rank susceptibility tensors for major nonlinear optical effects. Integral to the book is an entirely original TURBO RANK software package (compatible with IBM PC's running MS-DOS and Windows) which allows the calculation of the symmetry of material tensors up to seventh rank. This package is also useful for scientists working in solid state physics, crystallography, acoustics and materials engineering. The software effectively supersedes conventional reference tables of high rank tensors.
FROM THE CRITICS
Crystal Research and Tech.
The book and especially the easily usable TURBO RANK are of great value for scientists and students interested in symmetry properties of physical effects in solid state physics and material science.
Booknews
Presents the main elements of an approach to constructing constitutive equations that describes the non-linear optics of crystalline media while taking spatial dispersion into account. Outlines a self-consistent concept of non-linear susceptibilities and provides the reference data on the symmetry of the material tensors that are used in non-linear optics and spectroscopy. Includes a 3.5" disc for IBM compatibles that contains the TURBO RANK software package, which computes non-zero and linearly independent components of material tensors for all crystallographic classes and most textures, and generates all algebraic relations between linearly dependent components. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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