Nonlinear Optical Effects and Materials

• 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.- 6.7Discussion and Concluding Remarks.- References.

From the reviews: "Indeed, this book also provides an excellent overview of the subject and is an excellent introduction for the non-specialist...will prove useful for many years and that will also survive extensive use during these years. As such it is highly recommended to the reader who wants an in-depth introduction to nonlinear optical materials" Gary J.Long, Fernande Grandjean, Physicalia, 2001,36,2