This overview will soon be updated for 2021. In 2020, we focused on the following topics:

  • introduction to non-linear optics
  • modulation of light with electro-optic modulators, magneto-optic modulators, acousto-optic modulators, and with liquid crystals
  • SHG, SFG, DFG, OPOs
  • nonlinear refractive index + optical solitons, optical phase conjugation
  • nonlinear phenomena in optical waveguides
  • stimulated Raman and Brillouin scattering
  • multi-wave mixing + static and dynamical holography + optical logic circuits
  • optical filters + optical switches and couplers
  • bistable optical elements + silicon photonics
  • optical signal processing
  • optics of nano-and micro-structured materials
  • optical metamaterials & photonic crystals
  • optical microresonators
  • magneto-optic & optical traps
  • testing of quantum mechanics with photons