The Optical Society of America is a professional society dedicated to serving optics professionals and academics, in the U.S. and around the world. Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Michael Bass is professor emeritus at the University of Central Florida's Center for Research and Education in Optics and Lasers (CREOL).Associate Editors: Dr. Casimer M. DeCusatis is a distinguished engineer and technical executive with IBM Corporation. Dr. Jay Enoch is dean emeritus at the School of Optometry at the University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Vasudevan Lakshminarayanan is professor of Optometry and Vision Science at the University of Waterloo, Ontario. Dr. Guifang Li is professor of Optics and Electrical/Computing Engineering at the University of Central Florida.Dr. Carolyn MacDonald is a professor at the University at Albany, and director of the Center for X-ray Optics. Dr. Virendra N. Mahajan is a distinguished engineer at The Aerospace Corporation. Dr. Eric Van Stryland is a professor of The College of Optics and Photonics, University of Central Florida.

• Part 1. Properties; Chapter 1. Optical Properties of WaterChapter 2. Properties of Crystals and Glasses; Chapter 3. Polymeric Optics; Chapter 4. Properties of Metals; Chapter 5. Optical Properties of Semiconductors; Chapter 6. Characterization and Use of Black Surfaces for Optical Systems; Chapter 7. Optical Properties of Films and Coatings; Chapter 8. Fundamental Optical Properties of Solids; Chapter 9. Photonic Bandgap Materials; Part 2. Nonlinear Optics; Chapter 10. Nonlinear Optics; Chapter 11. Coherent Optical Transients; Chapter 12. Photorefractive Materials and Devices; Chapter 13. Optical Limiting; Chapter 14. Electromagnetically Induced Transparency; Chapter 15. Stimulated Raman and Brillouin Scattering; Chapter 16. Third-Order Optical Nonlinearities; Chapter 17. Continuous-Wave Optical Parametric Oscillators; Chapter 18. Nonlinear Optical Processes for Ultrashort Pulse Generation; Chapter 19. Laser-Induced Damage to Optical Materials; Part 3. Quantum and Molecular Optics;Chapter 20. Laser Cooling and Trapping of Atoms; Chapter 21. Strong Field Physics; Chapter 22. Slow Light Propagation in Atomic and Photonic Media; Chapter 23. Quantum Entanglement in Optical Interferometry; Index

The Optical Society of America is a professional society dedicated to serving optics professionals and academics, in the U.S. and around the world. Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Michael Bass is professor emeritus at the University of Central Florida's Center for Research and Education in Optics and Lasers (CREOL).Associate Editors: Dr. Casimer M. DeCusatis is a distinguished engineer and technical executive with IBM Corporation. Dr. Jay Enoch is dean emeritus at the School of Optometry at the University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Vasudevan Lakshminarayanan is professor of Optometry and Vision Science at the University of Waterloo, Ontario. Dr. Guifang Li is professor of Optics and Electrical/Computing Engineering at the University of Central Florida.Dr. Carolyn MacDonald is a professor at the University at Albany, and director of the Center for X-ray Optics. Dr. Virendra N. Mahajan is a distinguished engineer at The Aerospace Corporation. Dr. Eric Van Stryland is a professor of The College of Optics and Photonics, University of Central Florida.

• Part 1. Properties; Chapter 1. Optical Properties of WaterChapter 2. Properties of Crystals and Glasses; Chapter 3. Polymeric Optics; Chapter 4. Properties of Metals; Chapter 5. Optical Properties of Semiconductors; Chapter 6. Characterization and Use of Black Surfaces for Optical Systems; Chapter 7. Optical Properties of Films and Coatings; Chapter 8. Fundamental Optical Properties of Solids; Chapter 9. Photonic Bandgap Materials; Part 2. Nonlinear Optics; Chapter 10. Nonlinear Optics; Chapter 11. Coherent Optical Transients; Chapter 12. Photorefractive Materials and Devices; Chapter 13. Optical Limiting; Chapter 14. Electromagnetically Induced Transparency; Chapter 15. Stimulated Raman and Brillouin Scattering; Chapter 16. Third-Order Optical Nonlinearities; Chapter 17. Continuous-Wave Optical Parametric Oscillators; Chapter 18. Nonlinear Optical Processes for Ultrashort Pulse Generation; Chapter 19. Laser-Induced Damage to Optical Materials; Part 3. Quantum and Molecular Optics;Chapter 20. Laser Cooling and Trapping of Atoms; Chapter 21. Strong Field Physics; Chapter 22. Slow Light Propagation in Atomic and Photonic Media; Chapter 23. Quantum Entanglement in Optical Interferometry; Index

The Optical Society of America is a professional society dedicated to serving optics professionals and academics, in the U.S. and around the world. Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Michael Bass is professor emeritus at the University of Central Florida's Center for Research and Education in Optics and Lasers (CREOL).Associate Editors: Dr. Casimer M. DeCusatis is a distinguished engineer and technical executive with IBM Corporation. Dr. Jay Enoch is dean emeritus at the School of Optometry at the University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Vasudevan Lakshminarayanan is professor of Optometry and Vision Science at the University of Waterloo, Ontario. Dr. Guifang Li is professor of Optics and Electrical/Computing Engineering at the University of Central Florida.Dr. Carolyn MacDonald is a professor at the University at Albany, and director of the Center for X-ray Optics. Dr. Virendra N. Mahajan is a distinguished engineer at The Aerospace Corporation. Dr. Eric Van Stryland is a professor of The College of Optics and Photonics, University of Central Florida.

• Part 1. Properties; Chapter 1. Optical Properties of WaterChapter 2. Properties of Crystals and Glasses; Chapter 3. Polymeric Optics; Chapter 4. Properties of Metals; Chapter 5. Optical Properties of Semiconductors; Chapter 6. Characterization and Use of Black Surfaces for Optical Systems; Chapter 7. Optical Properties of Films and Coatings; Chapter 8. Fundamental Optical Properties of Solids; Chapter 9. Photonic Bandgap Materials; Part 2. Nonlinear Optics; Chapter 10. Nonlinear Optics; Chapter 11. Coherent Optical Transients; Chapter 12. Photorefractive Materials and Devices; Chapter 13. Optical Limiting; Chapter 14. Electromagnetically Induced Transparency; Chapter 15. Stimulated Raman and Brillouin Scattering; Chapter 16. Third-Order Optical Nonlinearities; Chapter 17. Continuous-Wave Optical Parametric Oscillators; Chapter 18. Nonlinear Optical Processes for Ultrashort Pulse Generation; Chapter 19. Laser-Induced Damage to Optical Materials; Part 3. Quantum and Molecular Optics;Chapter 20. Laser Cooling and Trapping of Atoms; Chapter 21. Strong Field Physics; Chapter 22. Slow Light Propagation in Atomic and Photonic Media; Chapter 23. Quantum Entanglement in Optical Interferometry; Index