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非線形光学 (ひせんけいこうがく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

非ひ線せん形けい光こう学がく

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Meanings

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noun

nonlinear optics

physics

Technical term in physics for the study of optical phenomena in which the response of a material is not proportional to the electric field of the light.

非ひ線せん形けい光こう学がくは、高こう強きょう度どレーザーと物ぶっ質しつの相そう互ご作さ用ようを扱あつかう分ぶん野やです。
Nonlinear optics is a field that deals with the interaction between high-intensity lasers and matter.

非ひ線せん形けい光こう学がく効こう果かを利り用ようして、新あたらしい波は長ちょうの光ひかりを発はっ生せいさせることができる。

By using nonlinear optical effects, light of new wavelengths can be generated.

Written forms

非ひ線せん形けい光こう学がく
Standard kanji spelling; 非線形 is the modern preferred form for 'nonlinear'.
非ひ線せん型けい光こう学がく
Variant using 型; less common but still encountered in older or alternative technical writing.

Kanji

非un-, mistake, negative
線line, track
形shape, form, style
光ray, light
学study, learning, science
型mould, type, model

Similar words

線せん形けい光こう学がく
Linear optics, where the response is proportional to the electric field; the standard regime for most everyday optical phenomena.

Etymology

Compound of 非 (hi-, 'non-') + 線形 (senkei, 'linear') + 光学 (kōgaku, 'optics'). A straightforward calque from English 'nonlinear optics'.