This paper introduces and discusses the main aspects of ultrashort laser pulse filamentation
in various transparent media such as air (gases), transparent solids and liquids. The …

We present a detailed overview of the physics and applications of optical dark solitons:
localized nonlinear waves (orholes') existing on a stable continuous wave (or extended finite …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses a unified treatment of self focusing in plasmas
and semiconductors; the emphasis is on the derivation and discussion of the field …

Self-focusing has been an area of active scientific investigation for nearly 50 years. This
book presents a comprehensive treatment of this topic and reviews both theoretical and …

5.2. Third-order BO susceptibilities for cubic and isotropic media 6. Relation of Third-Order
Optical Susceptibility to Inelastic Light Scattering 6.1. Derivation in Born-Oppenheimer …

2. General Theory of Raman Scattering 2.1. Quantum-mechanical treatment of Raman
scattering 2.1. 1. Spontaneous Raman scattering 2.1. 2. Stimulated Raman scattering 2.1. 3 …

Abstract 2012 marked the 50th anniversary of the first published prediction of the self-
focusing phenomenon in light beams. The recent revived interest in the subject is due to …

Publisher Summary This chapter describes shaping and analysis of picosecond light pulses
and the space-time coherence effects due to the new situation arising in optics such as the …

With the advent of lasers, numerous applications of it such as optical information processing,
holography, and optical communication have evolved. These applications have made the …

In 1962 Askaryan made an important contribution to nonlinear optics. In a study of
microwaves, he predicted the way a nonlinear refractive index can oppose the linear …