Nonlinear Optical Crystals: A Complete Survey

• Main Author: Nikogosyan, David N. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2005.
• Subjects: Physics.; Quantum optics.; Crystallography.; Optics.; Optoelectronics.; Plasmons (Physics).; Microwaves.; Optical engineering.; Quantum Optics.; Optics, Optoelectronics, Plasmonics and Optical Devices.; Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering.

Nonlinear optical crystals are widely used in modern optical science and technology for frequency conversion of laser light, i.e. to generate laser radiation at any specific wavelength in visible, UV or IR spectral regions. This unrivalled reference book contains the most complete and up-to-date inf...

Table of Contents:

• Basic Nonlinear Optical Crystals
• Main Infrared Materials
• Often-Used Crystals
• Periodically Poled Crystals and “Wafer” Materials
• Newly Developed and Perspective Crystals
• Self-Frequency-Doubling Crystals
• Rarely Used and Archive Crystals
• Some Recent Applications
• Concluding Remarks.