Optical Nonlinearities in Chalcogenide Glasses and their Applications

• Main Authors: Zakery, A. (Author), Elliott, S. R. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2007.
• Series: Springer Series in Optical Sciences, 135
• Subjects: Physics.; Physical chemistry.; Quantum optics.; Optics.; Optoelectronics.; Plasmons (Physics).; Optics, Optoelectronics, Plasmonics and Optical Devices.; Quantum Optics.; Physical Chemistry.

Photonics, which uses photons for information and image processing, has been labeled the technology of the 21st century, for which non-linear optical processes provide the key functions of frequency conversion and optical switching. Chalcogenide glass fiber is one of the most promising candidates fo...

Table of Contents:

• An Introduction to Chalcogenide Glasses
• Basic Concepts of Nonlinear Optics
• Experimental Techniques to Measure Nonlinear Optical Constants
• Measurement of Nonlinear Optical Constants
• Optical Nonlinearities in Chalcogenide Fibres
• Optical Switching in Chalcogenide Glasses
• Issues and Future Directions.