{"title":"Optical physics Books","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"classical-and-quantum-parametric-phenomena-9780192862709","title":"Classical and Quantum Parametric Phenomena","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClassical and Quantum Parametric Phenomena provides an overview of the phenomena arising when parametric pumping is applied to oscillators. These phenomena include parametric amplification, noise squeezing, spontaneous symmetry breaking, activated switching, cat states, and synthetic Ising spin lattices. To understand these effects, topics such as nonlinear and stochastic dynamics, coupled systems, and quantum mechanics are introduced. Throughout the book, introductions are kept as succinct as possible and attention is focused on understanding parametric oscillators. As a result, the text helps readers to familiarize themselves with many aspects of parametric systems and understand the common theoretical origin of nanomechanical sensors, optical amplifiers, and superconducting qubits.Parametric phenomena have enabled important scientific breakthroughs over the last decades and are still at the focus of intense research efforts. This book provides a resource for experimental and theoret\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is a good time to publish this book because the importance of parametric resonators is again growing reflecting the various practical applications. The included Python code is very nice and useful for the students who start to learn the detailed physics behind the theory. * Hiroshi Yamaguchi, NTT Basic Research Laboratories, Kanagawa *\u003cbr\u003eThe book is timely and will be appreciated by physicists working in different areas from condensed matter physics to quantum information, as well as people working in mechanical and electrical engineering. It will be used not only as a textbook, but also as a reference. * Mark Dykman, Michigan State University *\u003cbr\u003eA fantastic addition to the literature. * Guillermo Villanueva, EPF Lausanne *\u003cbr\u003eThe book contains a cogent discussion of the different subjects in the context of exercises based on numerical Python codes; this will be especially useful for self-teaching. * Christian Brosseau, Optica Fellow and Professor of Physics, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, Brest, France *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction 0.1: Historical Review 0.2: Present and Future 1 The Harmonic Resonator 1.1: Newton's Equation of Motion 1.2: Response of the Driven Resonator 1.3: Matrix Formulation 1.4: Parametric Modulation 1.5: Floquet Theory 1.6: Summary of Chapter 1 1.7: Exercises for Chapter 1 2 The Duffing Resonator 2.1: The Quartic Potential 2.2: The Cubic Potential 2.3: Summary of Chapter 2 2.4: Exercises for Chapter 2 3 Degenerate Parametric Pumping 3.1: The Nonlinear Parametric Resonator 3.2: Parametric Pumping via Three-Wave Mixing 3.3: Summary of Chapter 3 3.4: Exercises for Chapter 3 4 Dissipation and Force Fluctuations 4.1: The Role of Force Noise 4.2: The Fluctuation-Dissipation Theorem 4.3: The Probability Distribution Approach 4.4: Summary of Chapter 4 4.5: Exercises for Chapter 4 5 Parametric Resonators with Force Noise 5.1: Multistability and Quasi-Stable Solutions 5.2: Parametric Amplification Below Threshold 5.3: Parametric Pumping Above Threshold 5.4: Hierarchy of Relevant Timescales 5.5: Summary of Chapter 5 5.6: Exercises for Chapter 5 6 Coupled Harmonic Resonators 6.1: Static Coupling 6.2: Nondegenerate Three-Wave Mixing 6.3: Alternative Types of Coupling 6.4: Summary of Chapter 6 6.5: Exercises for Chapter 6 7 Coupled Parametric Oscillators 7.1: Equations for N Coupled Parametric Oscillators 7.2: Examples for N = 2 7.3: Networks with N \u0026gt; 2 7.4: Summary of Chapter 7 7.5: Exercises for Chapter 7 8 The Quantum Harmonic Oscillator 8.1: From Classical to Quantum Fluctuations 8.2: From First to Second Quantization 8.3: Quantum State Representations 8.4: Summary of Chapter 8 8.5: Exercises for Chapter 8 9 From Closed to Open Quantum Systems 9.1: Coupling to a Thermal Environment 9.2: The Driven Quantum Resonator 9.3: Summary of Chapter 9 9.4: Exercises for Chapter 9 10 The Quantum Parametric Oscillator 10.1: General Hamiltonian 10.2: Quantum Parametric Phenomena 10.3: Coupled Quantum Parametric Oscillators 10.4: Summary of Chapter 10 10.5: Exercises for Chapter 10 11 Experimental Systems 11.1: Mechanical Resonator Example 11.2: Electrical Resonator Example 11.3: Optical Resonator Example 11.4: Rescaling of the Numerical Values 11.5: Summary of Chapter 11 11.6: Exercises for Chapter 11 List of Important Symbols","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732602958167,"sku":"9780192862709","price":42.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780192862709.jpg?v=1719997605"},{"product_id":"interference-9780192869760","title":"Interference","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEver wonder why soap bubbles become invisible right before they pop? Or why lenses are so blue they look purple? How is it possible to image black holes at the heart of distant galaxies? The answer to all these questions is Interference. This book tells the story of the science of optical interferometry - mankind''s most sensitive form of measurement - and of the scientists who tamed light to make outstanding discoveries, from lasers and holograms to astronomy and quantum physics. In the past several years, interferometry has been used to discover exoplanets orbiting distant stars, to take the first image of a black hole, to detect the first gravitational waves and to create the first programmable quantum computer. This list of achievements points to the fertile and active field of interferometry for which this book provides a convenient and up - to - date guide for a wide audience interested in the science of light.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExceptionally well written and remarkably detailed as to the history and the personalities of the scientists involved. * Peter Milonni, Los Alamos National Laboratory *\u003cbr\u003eA high-quality book with an easy and engaging prose style. * David Di Vincenzo, Forschungszentrum Juelich, Germany *\u003cbr\u003eInformative, entertaining, and hasn't been done before: strongly recommended. * Jennifer Coopersmith, author of Energy - The Subtle Concept and The Lazy Universe - An Introduction to the Principle of Least Action *\u003cbr\u003eInterference induces excitement in the reader and can encourage young students to study and work in the field of optics. * Barry R. 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The book covers material with direct relevance to current basic and applied research, such as quantum fluctuations and their role in laser physics and the theory of forces between macroscopic bodies. Includes many exercises and historical sidelights.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor the student who requires a broader understanding of quantum optics beyond a first course, this book is a treasure trove that will reward many hours of independent study beyond the introductory course. * Jonathan Blakely, , Contemporary Physics *\u003cbr\u003ePeter Milonnis text is a masterpiece of scholarship and clarity. The wide range of topics covered and the lucidity of the presentation will delight students and experts alike. * Stephen M. 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A universal theme throughout the book is the evolution and taxonomic distribution of each type of eye, and the roles of different eye types in the behaviour and ecology of the animals that possess them. In comparing the specific capabilities of eyes, it considers the factors that lead to good resolution of detail and the ability to function under a wide range of light conditions. This new edition is fully updated throughout, incorporating more than a decade of new discoveries and research.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnimal Eyes is written in a vivid and clear style which will be understandable to both physicists and biologists. I highly recommend it to anyone, including amateurs, students and experienced researchers. * Optics \u0026amp; Photonics News *\u003cbr\u003e... fascinating and useful. * Pat Morris, Zoological Journal *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. 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This is an invaluable reference for graduate students entering the field, as well as for researchers and course teachers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The reader will appreciate its scope and depth, as it covers topics ranging from resolution and microscopy to metamaterials and optical antennas. This book provides an integrated approach to the entire field, and the format breaks the material into accessible sub-units. The physical and mathematical rigor is high, and approximations and limitations of the theory and the experimental devices are clearly stated. The material is highly recommended for a graduate course.' Barry R. Masters, Optics and Photonics News\u003cbr\u003e'This text responds to the growing importance of nanoscience, and presents a rare collection of topics across optics and microscopy at the nanoscale. 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Combining real-world examples with expert guidance, it provides a thorough treatment of practical applications, including high-power continuous-wave QCLs, frequency-comb devices, quantum-electronic transport and thermal transport modeling, and beam shaping in QCLs. With a focus on recent developments, such as frequency noise and frequency stabilization of QCLs, grating-outcoupled surface-emitting mid-infrared QCLs, coherent-power scaling of mid-IR and THz QCLs, metasurface-based surface-emitting THz QCLs, self-mixing in QCLs, and THz QCL sources based on difference-frequency generation, it also features detailed theoretical explanations of means for efficiency maximization, design criteria for high-power continuous-wave operation of QCLs, and QCL thermal modeling, enabling you to improve performance of current and future devices. Pa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart I. 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Frequency noise and frequency stabilization of QCLs Miriam Serena Vitiello, Luigi Consolino and Paolo De Natale; 9. Distributed-feedback and beam shaping in monolithic terahertz QCLs Yuan Jin and Sushil Kumar; 10. Metasurface based THz quantum-cascade lasers Benjamin S. Williams and Christopher A. Curwen; 11. Terahertz quantum cascade laser sources based on intra-cavity difference-frequency generation Mikhail A. Belkin; Part III. Applications: 12. QCL applications in scientific research, commercial, and defense and security markets Jeremy Rowlette, Eric Takeuchi and Timothy Day; 13. QCL-based gas sensing with photoacoustic spectroscopy Vincenzo Spagnolo, Pietro Patimisco, Angelo Sampaolo and Marilena Giglio; 14. Multiheterodyne spectroscopic sensing and applications of mid-infrared and terahertz quantum cascade laser combs; Gerard Wysocki, Jonas Westberg and Lukasz Sterczewski; 15. 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Physics is an empirical science, and experiments have always been a driving force in the development of our understanding of nature.  Facts matter.  In that sense, the book attempts to be complementary to the many popularizations of theoretical physics, and to counterbalance the frequent emphasis there on more speculative ideas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExperimental physics is also an essential pillar in physics teaching, as well as helping broader audiences to better understand important concepts, particularly in challenging fields such as relativity or quantum physics, where our common sense intuition often fails.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders are taken on an historical journey, starting with “Free Fall” and culminating in “Spooky Action at a Distance”. En route they will encounter many important branches of physics, whose main ideas and theoretical description will be given a more empirical meaning. 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18\u003cbr\u003e3 Electromagnetic and Optical Unification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213.1 Electromagnetic Phenomena . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213.2 Induction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233.3 The Field Concept . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253.4 Electromagnetic Waves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273.5 Unification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28\u003cbr\u003e4 Looking at Fluctuations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314.1 Natural Philosophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314.2 Atoms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324.3 Limit theorems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344.4 Brownian Motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374.4.1 The Random Walk as a Diffusion Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394.4.2 Sutherland–Einstein Relation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414.5 Perrin’s Experiment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 424.6 Fluctuation–Dissipation Relation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43\u003cbr\u003e5 Quantization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 455.1 Standard Hydrogen Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 465.2 Black Body Radiation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 525.3 Photoelectric Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54\u003cbr\u003exi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003exii Contents\u003cbr\u003e5.4 Compton Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 585.5 Specific Heat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 605.6 Spin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63\u003cbr\u003e6 Wave-like Nature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 676.1 Early light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 696.1.1 Young’s Experiment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 696.1.2 On the French side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 716.1.3 Interacting Newton Bullets? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 736.2 X-rays and Bragg Scattering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 746.3 Davisson–Germer Experiment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 766.4 Wavy Electrons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80\u003cbr\u003e7 Finding Structure: Scattering and Fission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 857.1 Light Scattering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 857.2 Particle Scattering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 887.2.1 Geiger–Marsden–Rutherford Scattering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 887.2.2 Standard Model Experiments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 937.3 Nuclear Chain Reactions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94\u003cbr\u003e8 Light in the Universe and the Invariance of Proper Time . . . . . . . . . . . 978.1 Michelson–Morley Experiment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 988.2 Special Relativity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1018.2.1 Popular Relativity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1028.2.2 Minkowski Spacetime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1038.2.3 Twin Paradox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1058.2.4 NonEuclidean Geometry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1068.3 And More Generally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106\u003cbr\u003e9 Dynamical Activity of the Vacuum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1099.1 Beginnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1109.2 Lamb Shift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1129.2.1 Lamb–Retherford Experiment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1129.2.2 Calculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1159.3 Fluctuation Force . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1169.4 Casimir Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1179.5 Frenesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118\u003cbr\u003e10 Phase Transitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12110.1 The Dream of Anaximenes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12310.2 Percolation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12410.3 Criticality and Universality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12710.4 Superconductivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13110.5 Superfluidity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13210.6 Bose–Einstein Condensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents xiii\u003cbr\u003e11 Nonlocality: Spooky Action at a Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13511.1 About Alice, Living Far away from Bob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13711.2 Einstein’s Boxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13911.3 Einstein–Podolsky–Rosen Argument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14011.4 Bell’s Inequality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14211.5 Bell Test Experiments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144\u003cbr\u003e12 Future Experiments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14712.1 Around 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14812.1.1 The Statistical Mechanics of Geometry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15112.1.2 Relativity versus Quantum Mechanics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15212.1.3 Quantum Statistical Mechanics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15312.2 Into the next hundred years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15512.2.1 Computational and Neuro(nal) Physics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15512.2.2 Physics of Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15712.2.3 Many-Body Nonequilibrium Physics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15912.2.4 Climate and Planetary Sciences 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Physics of Photorefraction in Polymers describes our current understanding of the physical processes that produce a photorefractive effect in key composite materials. Topics as diverse as charge generation, dispersive charge transport, charge compensation and trapping, molecular diffusion, organic composite structure, and nonlinear optical wave coupling are all developed from a physical perspective. Emphasis is placed on explaining how these physical processes lead to observable properties of the polymers, and the authors discuss various applications, including holographic archiving.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePhotorefractive polymer composites are an unusually sensitive class of photopolymers. Physics of Photorefraction in Polymers describes our current understanding of the physical processes that produce a photorefractive effect in key composite materials. 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I highly recommend Yeh and Gu's second edition.\" (Current Engineering Practice, 1 November 2010)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePreface.\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePreface to the First Edition.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1. Preliminaries.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1. Basic Components of LCDs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 Properties of Liquid Crystals.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2. Polarization of Optical Waves.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1. Monochromatic Plane Waves and Their Polarization States.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2. Complex Number Representation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3. Jones Vector Representation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4. Partially Polarized and Unpolarized Light.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5. Poincaré Sphere.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3. Electromagnetic Propagation in Anisotropic Media.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1. Maxwell Equations and Dielectric Tensor.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2. Plane Waves in Homogeneous Media and Normal Surface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3. Light Propagation in Uniaxial Media.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4. Double Refraction at a Boundary.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5. Anisotropic Absorption and Polarizers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6. Optical Activity and Faraday Rotation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.7. Light Propagation in Biaxial Media.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4. Jones Matrix Method.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1. Jones Matrix Formulation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2. Intensity Transmission Spectrum.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3. Optical Properties of TN-LC (Adiabatic Following or Waveguiding).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4. Phase Retardation at Oblique Incidence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5. Conoscopy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6. Reflection Property of a General TN-LCD with a Back Mirror.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.7. Phase Retardation of a Biaxial Plate.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.8. Achromatic Wave Plates.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.9. Broadband Quasi-Circular Polarizers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.10. Wide Field-of-View Elements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5. Liquid Crystal Displays.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1. VA-LCDs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2. IPS-LCDs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 TN-LCDs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4. STN Displays.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5. Nematic Liquid Crystal Display (N-LCD) Modes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6. Polymer-Dispersed Liquid Crystal Displays (PD-LCDs).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.7. Reflective LCDs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.8. Transflective LCDs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.9. Projection Displays.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.10. Other Display Systems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.11. Summary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6. Matrix Addressing, Colors, and Properties of LCDs.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1. Multiplexed Displays.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2. Active Matrix (AM) Displays.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3. Optical Throughput of TFT-LCDs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4. Colors in LCDs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7. Optical Properties of Cholesteric Liquid Crystals.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1. Optical Phenomena in CLCs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2. Dielectric Tensor of an Ideal CLC.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3. Exact Solutions at Normal Incidence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4. Bragg Regime (\u003ci\u003en\u003csub\u003eo\u003c\/sub\u003ep\u003c\/i\u003e \u0026lt; λ \u0026lt; \u003ci\u003en\u003csub\u003ee\u003c\/sub\u003ep\u003c\/i\u003e)—Coupled-Mode Analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5. Mauguin Regime (λ \u0026lt;\u0026lt; 0.5 \u003ci\u003epΔ\u003ci\u003en\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e7.6. Circular Regime.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8. Extended Jones Matrix Method.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e8.1. Mathematical Formulation and Applications.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e8.2. Another Extended Jones Matrix Method.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e8.3. 4 × 4 Matrix Method.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e8.4. General Properties of A 4 × 4 Matrix.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e8.5. Mueller Matrix Algebra and Jones Matrix Algebra.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e8.6. Reciprocity Theorem in Anisotropic Layered Media.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9. Optical Compensators for Liquid Crystal Displays.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e9.1. Viewing Angle Characteristics of LCDs.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e9.2. Origin of Leakage of Light in LCDs and Compensators.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e9.3. LCDs with Compensators.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e9.4. Compensation Film with Positive Birefringence (O-Plate).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e9.5. Biaxial Compensation Film.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e9.6. 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Spherical Trigonometry.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendix H. Mie Scattering and Diffusers.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendix I. Variational Principles and Lagrange’s Equations.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor Index.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSubject Index.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402301186391,"sku":"9780470181768","price":141.26,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780470181768.jpg?v=1730479994"},{"product_id":"optical-metrology-9780470843000","title":"Optical Metrology","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePresents a material on computerized optical processes, computerized ray tracing, and the Fourier transform, Bibre-Bragg sensors, and temporal phase unwrapping. 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Nematicons 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGaetano Assanto, Alessandro Alberucci, and Armando Piccardi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Introduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1.1 Nematic Liquid Crystals 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1.2 Nonlinear Optics and Solitons 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1.3 Initial Results on Light Self-Focusing in Liquid Crystals 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 Models 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2.1 Scalar Perturbative Model 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2.2 Anisotropic Perturbative Model 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 Numerical Simulations 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3.1 Nematicon Profile 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3.2 Gaussian Input 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4 Experimental Observations 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4.1 Nematicon–Nematicon Interactions 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4.2 Modulational Instability 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5 Conclusions 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2. Features of Strongly Nonlocal Spatial Solitons 37\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eQi Guo, Wei Hu, Dongmei Deng, Daquan Lu, and Shigen Ouyang\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Introduction 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Phenomenological Theory of Strongly Nonlocal Spatial Solitons 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.1 The Nonlinearly Induced Refractive Index Change of Materials 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.2 From the Nonlocal Nonlinear Schr¨odinger Equation to the Snyder–Mitchell Model 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.3 An Accessible Soliton of the Snyder–Mitchell Model 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.4 Breather and Soliton Clusters of the Snyder–Mitchell Model 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.5 Complex-Variable-Function Gaussian Breathers and Solitons 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.6 Self-Induced Fractional Fourier Transform 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Nonlocal Spatial Solitons in Nematic Liquid Crystals 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3.1 Voltage-Controllable Characteristic Length of NLC 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3.2 Nematicons as Strongly Nonlocal Spatial Solitons 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3.3 Nematicon–Nematicon Interactions 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Conclusion 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 2.A: Proof of the Equivalence of the Snyder–Mitchell Model (Eq. 2.16) and the Strongly Nonlocal Model (Eq. 2.11) 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 2.B: Perturbative Solution for a Single Soliton of the NNLSE (Eq. 2.4) in NLC 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3. Theoretical Approaches to Nonlinear Wave Evolution in Higher Dimensions 71\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAntonmaria A. Minzoni and Noel F. Smyth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Simple Example of Multiple Scales Analysis 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Survey of Perturbation Methods for Solitary Waves 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Linearized Perturbation Theory for Nonlinear Schr¨odinger Equation 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Modulation Theory: Nonlinear Schr¨odinger Equation 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5 Radiation Loss 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6 Solitary Waves in Nematic Liquid Crystals: Nematicons 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.7 Radiation Loss for The Nematicon Equations 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.8 Choice of Trial Function 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.9 Conclusions 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 3.A: Integrals 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 3.B: Shelf Radius 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4. Soliton Families in Strongly Nonlocal Media 111\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWei-Ping Zhong and Milivoj R. Beli¸c\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Introduction 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Mathematical Models 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.1 General 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.2 Nonlocality Through Response Function 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Soliton Families in Strongly Nonlocal Nonlinear Media 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.1 One-Dimensional Hermite–Gaussian Spatial Solitons 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.2 Two-Dimensional Laguerre–Gaussian Soliton Families 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.3 Accessible Solitons in the General Model of Beam Propagation in NLC 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.4 Two-Dimensional Self-Similar Hermite–Gaussian Spatial Solitons 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.5 Two-Dimensional Whittaker Solitons 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Conclusions 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5. External Control of Nematicon Paths 139\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eArmando Piccardi, Alessandro Alberucci, and Gaetano Assanto\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Introduction 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Basic Equations 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Nematicon Control with External Light Beams 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3.1 Interaction with Circular Spots 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3.2 Dielectric Interfaces 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3.3 Comments 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Voltage Control of Nematicon Walk-Off 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4.1 Out-of-Plane Steering of Nematicons 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4.2 In-Plane Steering of Nematicon 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5 Voltage-Defined Interfaces 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6 Conclusions 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6. Dynamics of Optical Solitons in Bias-Free Nematic Liquid Crystals 159\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eYana V. Izdebskaya, Anton S. Desyatnikov, and Yuri S. Kivshar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Summary 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Introduction 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 From One to Two Nematicons 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Counter-Propagating Nematicons 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5 Interaction of Nematicons with Curved Surfaces 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.6 Multimode Nematicon-Induced Waveguides 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.7 Dipole Azimuthons and Charge-Flipping 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.8 Conclusions 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7. Interaction of Nematicons and Nematicon Clusters 177\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCatherine Garc´ýa-Reimbert, Antonmaria A. Minzoni, and Noel F. Smyth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Introduction 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Gravitation of Nematicons 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 In-Plane Interaction of Two-Color Nematicons 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 Multidimensional Clusters 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5 Vortex Cluster Interactions 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.6 Conclusions 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix: Integrals 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8. Nematicons in Light Valves 209\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eStefania Residori, Umberto Bortolozzo, Armando Piccardi, Alessandro Alberucci, and Gaetano Assanto\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 Introduction 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 Reorientational Kerr Effect and Soliton Formation in Nematic Liquid Crystals 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2.1 Optically Induced Reorientational Nonlinearity 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2.2 Spatial Solitons in Nematic Liquid Crystals 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 Liquid Crystal Light Valves 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3.1 Cell Structure and Working Principle 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3.2 Optical Addressing in Transverse Configurations 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 Spatial Solitons in Light Valves 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4.1 Stable Nematicons: Self-Guided Propagation in the Longitudinal Direction 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4.2 Tuning the Soliton Walk-Off 218\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.5 Soliton Propagation in 3D Anisotropic Media: Model and Experiment 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.5.1 Optical Control of Nematicon Trajectories 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.6 Soliton Gating and Switching by External Beams 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.7 Conclusions and Perspectives 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9. Propagation of Light Confined via Thermo-Optical Effect in Nematic Liquid Crystals 233\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMarc Warenghem, Jean-Francois Blach, and Jean-Francois Henninot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 Introduction 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 First Observation in NLC 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 Characterization and Nonlocality Measurement 240\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4 Thermal Versus Orientational Self-Waveguides 246\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5 Applications 248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5.1 Bent Waveguide 248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5.2 Fluorescence Recovery 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.6 Conclusions 250\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 252\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10. Discrete Light Propagation in Arrays of Liquid Crystalline Waveguides 255\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKatarzyna A. Rutkowska, Gaetano Assanto, and Miroslaw A. Karpierz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 Introduction 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 Discrete Systems 256\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3 Waveguide Arrays in Nematic Liquid Crystals 258\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4 Discrete Diffraction and Discrete Solitons 263\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.5 Optical Multiband Vector Breathers 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.6 Nonlinear Angular Steering 267\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.7 Landau–Zener Tunneling 268\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.8 Bloch Oscillations 270\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.9 Conclusions 272\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 273\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11. Power-Dependent Nematicon Self-Routing 279\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAlessandro Alberucci, Armando Piccardi, and Gaetano Assanto\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1 Introduction 279\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2 Nematicons: Governing Equations 280\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2.1 Perturbative Regime 282\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2.2 Highly Nonlinear Regime 284\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2.3 Simplified (1 + 1)D Model in a Planar Cell 285\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3 Single-Hump Nematicon Profiles 287\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3.1 (2 + 1)D Complete Model 288\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3.2 (1 + 1)D Simplified Model 289\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.4 Actual Experiments: Role of Losses 290\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.4.1 BPM (1 + 1)D Simulations 291\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.4.2 Experiments 292\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.5 Nematicon Self-Steering in Dye-Doped NLC 293\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.6 Boundary Effects 298\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.7 Nematicon Self-Steering Through Interaction with Linear Inhomogeneities 302\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.7.1 Interfaces: Goos-H¨anchen Shift 303\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.7.2 Finite-Size Defects: Nematicon Self-Escape 304\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.8 Conclusions 305\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 306\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 12. Twisted and Chiral Nematicons 309\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eUrszula A. Laudyn and Miroslaw A. Karpierz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1 Introduction 309\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2 Chiral and Twisted Nematics 310\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3 Theoretical Model 312\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4 Experimental Results 314\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4.1 Nematicons in a Single Layer 314\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4.2 Asymmetric Configuration 315\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4.3 Multilayer Propagation 317\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4.4 Influence of an External Electric Field 317\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4.5 Guiding Light by Light 319\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4.6 Nematicon Interaction 319\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.5 Discrete Diffraction 321\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.6 Conclusions 323\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 323\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 13. Time Dependence of Spatial Solitons in Nematic Liquid Crystals 327\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJeroen Beeckman and Kristiaan Neyts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.1 Introduction 327\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.2 Temporal Behavior of Different Nonlinearities and Governing Equations 328\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.2.1 Reorientational Nonlinearity 328\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.2.2 Thermal Nonlinearity 331\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.2.3 Other Nonlinearities 333\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.3 Formation of Reorientational Solitons 333\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.3.1 Bias Voltage Switching Time 334\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.3.2 Soliton Formation Time 336\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.3.3 Experimental Observation of Soliton Formation 337\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.3.4 Influence of Flow Effects 341\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.4 Conclusions 344\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 344\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 14. Spatiotemporal Dynamics and Light Bullets in Nematic Liquid Crystals 347\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMarco Peccianti\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.1 Introduction 347\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.1.1 (2 + 1 + 1)D Nonlinear Wave Propagation in Kerr Media 348\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.2 Optical Propagation Under Multiple Nonlinear Contributions 349\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.2.1 Multiple Nonlinearities and Space–Time Decoupling of the Nonlinear Dynamics 349\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.2.2 Suitable Excitation Conditions 350\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.3 Accessible Light Bullets 351\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.3.1 From Nematicons to Spatiotemporal Solitons 351\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.3.2 Experimental Conditions for Accessible Bullets Observation 353\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.4 Temporal Modulation Instability in Nematicons 355\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.5 Soliton-Enhanced Frequency Conversion 355\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.6 Conclusions 357\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 358\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 15. Vortices in Nematic Liquid Crystals 361\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAntonmaria A. Minzoni, Luke W. Sciberras, Noel F. Smyth, and Annette L. Worthy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.1 Introduction 361\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.2 Stabilization of Vortices in Nonlocal, Nonlinear Media 364\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.3 Vortex in a Bounded Cell 373\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.4 Stabilization of Vortices by Vortex–Beam Interaction 378\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.5 Azimuthally Dependent Vortices 382\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.6 Conclusions 387\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 389\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 16. Dispersive Shock Waves in Reorientational and Other Optical Media 391\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTim R. Marchant\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.1 Introduction 391\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.2 Governing Equations and Modulational Instability 392\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.3 Existing Experimental and Numerical Results 394\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.4 Analytical Solutions for Defocusing Equations 396\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.5 Analytical Solutions for Focusing Equations 398\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.5.1 The 1 + 1 Dimensional Semianalytical Soliton 400\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.5.2 Uniform Soliton Theory 402\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.5.3 Comparisons with Numerical Solutions 403\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.6 Conclusions 406\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 407\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 411\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402457784663,"sku":"9780470907245","price":121.46,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780470907245.jpg?v=1730480460"},{"product_id":"nonlinear-optics-and-quantum-electronics-9780471088073","title":"Nonlinear Optics and Quantum Electronics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBased on a course of lectures for advanced students. 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