1. Topics in Photonics.- 2. Properties and Description of Light.- 3. Linear Interactions Between Light and Matter.- 4. Nonlinear Interactions of Light and Matter Without Absorption.- 5. Nonlinear Interactions of Light and Matter with Absorption.- 6. Lasers.- 7. Nonlinear Optical Spectroscopy.- Further Reading.- References.- 1. Topics in Photonics.- 2. Properties and Description of Light.- 3. Linear Interactions Between Light and Matter.- 4. Nonlinear Interactions of Light and Matter Without Absorption.- 5. Nonlinear Interactions of Light and Matter with Absorption.- 6. Lasers.- 7. Nonlinear Optical Spectroscopy.- List of Tables.

Deals with the fundamental properties of photon and light beams, both experimentally and theoretically. It covers the essentials of linear interactions and most of the nonlinear interactions between light and matter in both the transparent and absorbing cases. About 4000 references open access to original literature.