Nonlinear Optical Materials and Devices for Applications in Information Technology

1995
ISBN: 978-0-7923-3457-6
Verlag: Springer Netherlands

Buch, Englisch, 367 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 1580 g

Reihe: NATO Science Series E:

takes the reader from fundamental interactions of laser light in materials to the latest developments of digital optical information processing. The book emphasises nonlinear optical interactions in bulk and low-dimensional semiconductors, liquid crystals and optical fibres. After establishing the basic laser--material interactions in these materials, it goes on to assess applications in soliton propagation, integrated optics, smart pixel arrays and digital optical computing.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Miller, A.

Welford, K.R.

Daino, B.

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Technische Mechanik | Werkstoffkunde Materialwissenschaft: Elektronik, Optik
• Technische Wissenschaften Elektronik | Nachrichtentechnik Nachrichten- und Kommunikationstechnik Optische Nachrichtentechnik
• Technische Wissenschaften Elektronik | Nachrichtentechnik Elektronik Halb- und Supraleitertechnologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Fundamentals of Nonlinear Optics.- Nonlinear Phenomena in Optical Fibres.- Giant Optical Nonlinearities in Nematic Liquid Crystals.- Photo-Induced Refractive Index Changes in Bulk Semiconductors.- Nonlinear Optical Effects in Active Semiconductor Devices.- Electron States in Biased Heterostructures.- Quantum Well Optical Switching Devices.- Integrated Optics and All-optical Waveguide Switching.- Digital Optical Computing.