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Book SynopsisThis work deals with the science and technology related to the application of thin organic films to the nonlinear optical processing of information and data storage. Organic materials offer several advantages: they exhibit high nonlinearity, can be easily made and integrated with semiconductor technology and are low in cost. This book offers an introduction for newcomers and gives the state of the art for those active in the area.
Table of ContentsPreface, Notations and Symbols, 1. Introduction, 2. Design, Properties and Applications of Nonlinear Optical Chromophores, 3. Relations Between Structure and Third-Order Nonlinearities of Molecules and Polymers, 4. Oriented Molecular Systems, 5. Orientational Order, Poling, and Relaxation in Second-Order Nonlinear Optical Polymers, 6. Liquid Crystalline Polymers, 7. Epitaxy and Single Crystal Growth, 8. Poled Polymers for z<2> Applications, 9. Characterization Techniques of Nonlinear Optical Thin Films, 10. Ultrafast Responses in Various Conjugated Polymers with Large Optical Nonlinearity, 11. Design and Characterization of Organic Waveguides for Passive and Active Optical Devices, 12. Frequency Doubling and Parametric Interactions in Organic Thin Films, 13. All-Optical Materials and Devices, Appendix, Index
