Nonlinearities in Periodic Structures and Metamaterials 2009 Edition Contributor(s): Denz, Cornelia (Editor), Flach, Sergej (Editor), Kivshar, Yuri S. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3642020658 ISBN-13: 9783642020650 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $161.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2009 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Science | Physics - Optics & Light - Technology & Engineering | Lasers & Photonics - Technology & Engineering | Optics |
Dewey: 535.2 |
Series: Springer Series in Optical Sciences |
Physical Information: 1" H x 6.2" W x 9.2" (1.25 lbs) 314 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: 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 potential for these applications. Consequently, innovative concepts for all-optical communication and information technologies based on nonlinear effects in photonic-crystal physics and nanoscale devices as metamaterials are of high interest. This book focuses on nonlinear optical phenomena in periodic media, such as photonic crystals, optically-induced, adaptive lattices, atomic lattices or metamaterials. The main purpose is to describe and overview new physical phenomena that result from the interplay between nonlinearities and structural periodicities and is a guide to actual and future developments for the expert reader in optical information processing, as well as in the physics of cold atoms in optical lattices. |