Nonlinearities in Periodic Structures and Metamaterials

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Denz, Cornelia (Editor), Flach, Sergej (Editor), Kivshar, Yuri S. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2010.
• Series: Springer Series in Optical Sciences, 150
• Subjects: Physics.; Optics.; Electrodynamics.; Lasers.; Photonics.; Optoelectronics.; Plasmons (Physics).; Electronics.; Microelectronics.; Optical materials.; Electronic materials.; Optics and Electrodynamics.; Electronics and Microelectronics, Instrumentation.; Optics, Optoelectronics, Plasmonics and Optical Devices.; Laser Technology, Photonics.; Optical and Electronic Materials.

Optical information processing of the future is associated with a new generation of compact nanoscale optical devices operating entirely with light. Moreover, adaptive features such as self-guiding, reconfiguration and switching become more and more important. Nonlinear devices offer an enormous pot...