Sol-Gel Optics

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-vii

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2. Sol-Gel of Optical Materials

   1. Sol Gel Processing — General Principles

      • Eliezer M. Rabinovich

      Pages 1-37

   2. Sol-Gel Chemistry for Optical Materials

      • J. Livage, F. Babonneau, C. Sanchez

      Pages 39-58

   3. Sol-Gel Processing of Net Shape Silica Optics

      • L. L. Hench, J. L. Noguès

      Pages 59-81

   4. Large Silica Monoliths

      • S. Ray Chaudhuri, Arnab Sarkar

      Pages 83-107

   5. Sol-Gel Fabrication of Glass Fibers for Optics

      • Kanichi Kamiya

      Pages 109-139

   6. Optical Coating Fabrication

      • Ian M. Thomas

      Pages 141-158

   7. A High Temperature Sol-Gel Process for Glass Formation: Aerosol Doping in Modified Chemical Vapor Deposition

      • T. F. Morse, A. Kilian, L. Reinhart

      Pages 159-168

   8. Nonsilicate Optical Coatings

      • Daniel S. Hagberg, David A. Payne

      Pages 169-195

   9. Fluoride Optical Materials

      • R. E. Riman

      Pages 197-214

   10. Nanocomposite Fabrication for Transparent Windows

       • Lisa C. Klein

       Pages 215-232

3. Applications of Sol-Gel Optics

   1. Single Layer and Multilayer Colored Coatings on Glass

      • Dibyendu Ganguli

      Pages 233-254

   2. Sol Gel Processing of Ferroelectric Films

      • M. Sayer, G. Yi

      Pages 255-277

   3. Doped Sol-Gel Films for Fiber Optic Chemical Sensors

      • M. R. Shahriari, J. Y. Ding

      Pages 279-302

   4. Sol-Gel Encapsulated Molecules: Optical Probes and Optical Properties

      • Jeffrey I. Zink, Bruce Dunn

      Pages 303-328

   5. Semiconductor-Doped Sol-Gel Optics

      • Masayuki Nogami

      Pages 329-344

   6. Catalyst Doped Sol-Gel Materials

      • Tessy López, Ricardo Gómez

      Pages 345-371

   7. Gel Derived Gradient Index Optics — Aspects of Leaching and Diffusion

      • Tessie M. Che, Mark A. Banash, Paul R. Soskey, Paul B. Dorain

      Pages 373-390

   8. Gradient-Index (Grin) Elements by Sol-Gel Interdiffusion

      • Masayuki Yamane

      Pages 391-415

   9. Photonics and Nonlinear Optics with Sol-Gel Processed Inorganic Glass:Organic Polymer Composites

      • Ryszard Burzynski, Paras N. Prasad

      Pages 417-449

Sol--Gel--Optics encompasses numerous schemes for fabricating optical materials from gels -- materials such as bulk optics, optical waveguides, doped oxides for laser and nonlinear optics, gradient refractive index (GRIN) optics, chemical sensors, environmental sensors, and `smart' windows. Sol--Gel--Optics: Processing and Applications provides in-depth coverage of the synthesis and fabrication of these materials and discusses the optics related to microporous, amorphous, crystalline and composite materials. The reader will also find in this book detailed descriptions of new developments in silica optics, bulk optics, waveguides and thin films. Various applications to sensor and device technology are highlighted.
For researchers and students looking for novel optical materials, processing methods or device ideas, Sol--Gel--Optics: Processing and Applications surveys a wide array of promising new avenues for further investigation and for innovative applications.
(This book is the first in a new subseries entitled `Electronic Materials: Science and Technology).

• chemistry
• composite material
• crystal
• environment
• glass
• material
• nanocomposite
• optics
• photonics
• polymer
• research
• sensor
• sol-gel
• technology

• Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, USA

  Lisa C. Klein

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