Photorefractive Effects and Materials (Electronic Materials: Science & Technology) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0792395603 ISBN 13: 9780792395607

Publisher: Springer, 1995

Synopsis

The photorefractive effect is now firmly established as one of the highest-sensitivity nonlinear optical effects, making it an attractive choice for use in many optical holographic processing applications. As with all technologies based on advanced materials, the rate of progress in the development of photorefractive applications has been principally limited by the rate at which breakthroughs in materials science have supplied better photorefractive materials. The last ten years have seen an upsurge of interest in photorefractive applications because of several advances in the synthesis and growth of new and sensitive materials. This book is a collection of many of the most important recent developments in photorefractive effects and materials. The introductory chapter, which provides the necessary tools for understanding a wide variety of photorefractive phenomena, is followed by seven contributed chapters that offer views of the state-of-the-art in several different material systems. The second chapter represents the most detailed study to date on the growth and photorefractive performance of BaTi03, one of the most important photorefractive ferroelectrlcs. The third chapter describes the process of permanently fixing holographic gratings in ferroelectrics, important for volumetric data storage with ultra-high data densities. The fourth chapter describes the discovery and theory of photorefractive spatial solitons. Photorefractive polymers are an exciting new class of photo refractive materials, described in the fifth chapter. Polymers have many advantages, primarily related to fabrication, that could promise a breakthrough to the marketplace because of ease and low-cost of manufacturing.

About this title

Synopsis

This volume is a collection of many of recent developments in area of photorefractive effects and materials. The photorefractive effect is now firmly established as one of the highest sensitivity, nonlinear optical effects, making it attractive for many optical holographic processing applications. As with all technologies based on advanced materials, the rate of progress in the development of photorefractive applications has been principally limited by the rate at which breakthroughs in materials science have supplied better materials. This book has been written to be accessible to materials scientists who are not experts in photorefractive materials, while at the same time providing the most up-to-date information for specialists. Students should find in it a clear introduction and reference, and it is also designed as a resource for researchers interested in learning about the most advanced discoveries of photorefractive effects, and applications of knowledge in the laboratory. References to over 400 original papers represent the personal selection of the contributing authors, identifying sources of additional information which will help guide the reader.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0792395603
• ISBN 13: 9780792395607
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 499
• Editor: Nolte David D.