Nonlinear Optics on Ferroic Materials

Nonlinear optics on ferroic materials combines three fields of physics: symmetry, ferroic order, and nonlinear laser spectroscopy to study ferroic materials, which are magnetically, electrically, or otherwise spontaneously ordered and switchable. This book reviews and advances an overarching concept of ferroic order and its exploration by nonlinear-optical methods, revealing properties that are often inaccessible with other methods. It also explores classes of ferroic materials of primary interest, such as multiferroics with magnetoelectric correlations and oxide-electronic heterostructures.

Format: Hardback
Length: 480 pages
Publication date: 01 November 2023
Publisher: Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH

Nonlinear optics has experienced a remarkable growth since the invention of the laser in the 1960s, thanks to its application in studying ferroic materials, which are magnetically, electrically, or otherwise spontaneously ordered and switchable materials. This book, Nonlinear Optics on Ferroic Materials, explores and advances a comprehensive concept of ferroic order and its exploration through nonlinear-optical methods. It brings together three fields of physics: symmetry, ferroic order, and nonlinear laser spectroscopy.

The book begins by introducing the fundamentals of each field, including symmetry, ferroic order, and nonlinear laser spectroscopy. It then discusses how nonlinear optical studies help reveal properties of ferroic materials that are often inaccessible with other methods. The unique degrees of freedom inherent to optical experiments are utilized to their fullest potential.

To conclude, the book explores classes of ferroic materials of primary interest, such as multiferroics with magnetoelectric correlations and oxide-electronic heterostructures. It provides an outlook towards materials exhibiting novel forms of ferroic states or correlated arrangements beyond ferroic order, and the study of these systems through nonlinear optics.

This book is aimed at experienced scientists and young researchers at the interface between condensed-matter physics and optics, with a passion for bold, innovative ideas.

Weight: 1247g
Dimension: 244 x 170 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783527346325