Optical nonlinearities in chalcogenide glasses and their applications

Author(s)

• Zakery, A.
• Elliott, S. R. (Stephen Richard)

Bibliographic Information

Optical nonlinearities in chalcogenide glasses and their applications

A. Zakery, S.R. Elliott

（Springer series in optical sciences, 135）

Springer, c2007

Note

With 92 figures, 14 in color and 18 tables.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-193) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This book reviews techniques used to characterize non-linear optical constants of chalcogenide glasses in bulk or thin films, and presents the properties of many chalcogenide systems. A range of applications of these glasses are surveyed, including ultra-fast switching, optical limiting, second harmonic generation and electro-optic effects. Also addressed are suitability of chalcogenide films in all-optical integrated circuits, fabrication of rib as well as ridge waveguides and of fiber gratings.

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.

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Details

• NCID: BA82378594
• ISBN:
  • 9783540710660
• Country Code: gw
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Berlin
• Pages/Volumes: ix, 199 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • SG : 530
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00063354