Nonlinear Optical Effects and Materials

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Günter, Peter (Επιμελητής έκδοσης, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2000.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2000.
• Σειρά: Springer Series in Optical Sciences, 72
• Θέματα: Lasers.; Photonics.; Condensed matter.; Polymers .; Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices.; Condensed Matter Physics.; Polymer Sciences.

 Nonlinear Optical Effects and Materials describes progress achieved in the field of nonlinear optics and nonlinear optical materials. Selected topics such as photorefractive materials, third-order nonlinear optical materials and organic nonlinear optical crystals, as well as electro-optic polymers are treated. Applications of photorefractive materials in optical memories, optical processing, and guided-wave nonlinear optics in photorefractive waveguides are described. As light will play a more and more dominant role as an information carrier, the review of existing and new materials given here makes this book quite a keystone in this area. 

 1 Introduction -- References -- 2 Third-Order Nonlinear Optics in Polar Materials -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Optical Nonlinearities -- 2.3 Cascaded Second-Order Nonlinearities X(2) : X(2) -- 2.4 Nonlinear Optical Molecules -- 2.5 Nonlinear Optical Single Crystals -- 2.6 Discussion and Conclusion -- References -- 3 Second-Order Nonlinear Optical Organic Materials: Recent Developments -- 3.1 Nonlinear Optical and Electro-Optic Effects -- 3.2 Material Considerations -- 3.3 Organic Nonlinear Optical Molecules -- 3.4 Nonlinear and Electro-Optic Single Crystals and Polymers -- 3.5 Applications -- 3.6 Stability of Nonlinear and Electro-Optic Materials and Their Properties -- 3.7 Concluding Remarks and Outlook -- References -- 4 The Photorefractive Effect in Inorganic and Organic Materials -- 4.1 Photoinduced Changes of Optical Properties and Photorefractive Effect -- 4.2 Charge Transport in Inorganic and Organic Materials -- 4.3 Model Descriptions of the Photorefractive Effect and Photoassisted Orientational Grätings -- 4.4 Electro-Optic Response -- 4.5 Measurement Techniques -- 4.6 Applications -- 4.7 Materials -- 4.8 Conclusions -- References -- 5 Photorefractive Memories for Optical Processing -- 5.1 Volumetrie Optical Data Storage -- 5.2 Optical Pattern Recognition -- 5.3 Holographie Associative Memories -- 5.4 Photorefractive Materials as Volume Storage Media -- 5.5 Optical Correlators Using Photorefractive Crystals -- 5.6 All-optical Nonlinear Associative Memories -- 5.7 Summary -- References -- 6 Second-Harmonic Generation in Ferroelectric Waveguides -- 6.1 Second-Harmonic Generation in Waveguides: Basic Concepts -- 6.2 Ferroelectric Waveguides: Overview -- 6.3 Lithium Niobate Waveguides -- 6.4 Lithium Tantalate Waveguides -- 6.5 Potassium Titanyl Phosphate Waveguides -- 6.6 Potassium Niobate Waveguides -- 6.7 Discussion and Concluding Remarks -- References.