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Unconventional Optical Elements for Information Storage, Processing and Communications

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Editors:
  1. E. Marom

    1. Department of Physical Electronics, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel

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  2. N. A. Vainos

    1. Institute of Electronic Structure & Laser, Foundation for Research & Technology-Hellas, Heraklion, Crete, Greece

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  3. A. A. Friesem

    1. Department of Physics of Complex Systems, Weizmann Institute for Science, Rehovot, Israel

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  4. J. W. Goodman

    1. Department of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, USA

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  5. E. Rosenfeld

    1. Division of Sciences and Technology, SOLO-TECH Ltd., Jerusalem, Israel

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Part of the book series: NATO Science Partnership Subseries: 3 (ASHT, volume 75)

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Table of contents (32 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  3. Diffractive Elements and Microoptics

    1. Real-Time Holographic Interferometry in Photorefractive BTO Crystals Using Optical Phase Conjugation with a Low Power Laser Diode

      • V. I. Vlad, A. Petris, M. Kurzeluk, A. Jianu
      Pages 51-60

    2. Planar Diffractive Elements for Compact Optics

      • Y. Amitai, R. Shechter, S. Reinhorn, A. A. Friesem
      Pages 61-72

    3. Design and Fabrication Issues in Subwavelength Diffractive Optical Elements

      • P. Chavel, P. Lalanne
      Pages 73-79

    4. Subwavelength and Quasi-Subwavelength Diffractive Optical Elements

      • L. M. Bernardo
      Pages 81-88

    5. Microsystems for Optical Imaging and Interconnects

      • R. Dändliker, H. P. Herzig, R. Völkel
      Pages 89-97

    6. Micro-Optical Components for Information Technology Fabricated Via Liga Technique

      • H.-D. Bauer, W. Ehrfeld, J. Hossfeld, M. Neumeier, T. Paatzsch, J. Schulze
      Pages 99-108

  4. Nonlinear and Ultrafast Optics

    1. Nonlinear Photonic Engineering: Physics and Applications

      • J. Zyss, A. Donval, S. Brasselet, P. Labbé, E. Toussaere
      Pages 109-126

    2. Novel Optical Phenomena in Near-Critical Photorefractive Crystals: Diffusion Driven Diffraction and Spontaneous Self-Trapping

      • B. Crosignani, E. Delre, M. Tamburrini
      Pages 127-135

    3. Frequency Upconversion of Lasers with Optical Parametric Oscillators

      • Orhan Aytür
      Pages 137-142

    4. Characterization of Nonlinear Optical Materials for Photonic Applications

      • S. Couris, M. Konstantaki, E. Koudoumas
      Pages 143-154

    5. Adaptive Techniques in Ultrafast Optics

      • Y. Silberberg, D. Meshulach, D. Yelin
      Pages 155-162

    6. Nonlinear Spatio-Temporal Information Processing with Femtosecond Laser Pulses

      • Y. Fainman, P. C. Sun, Y. Mazurenko, D. Marom, K. Oba
      Pages 163-171

  5. Optical Communication

    1. All-Optical Semiconductor Switching Devices for Applications in Optical Communication Systems

      • S. Diez, H. J. Ehrke, U. Feiste, R. Ludwig, E. Patzak, C. Schmidt et al.
      Pages 173-182
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The field of optics has been accelerating at an unprecedented rate, due both to the tremendous growth of the field of fiber-optic communications, and to the improvement of optical materials and devices. Throughput capabilities of fiber systems are accelerating faster than Moore's law, the famous growth rate of silicon chip capability, which has propelled that industry relentlessly over decades. In addition, new optical storage techniques push the limits of information density, with an ever decreasing cost per bit of storage. Economic investment in photonics is at an all-time high. At the same time, other fields of optics, adaptive optics for instance, are bringing new capabilities to more classical applications such as astronomical imaging. New lasers continue to be developed, with applications in display, sensing, and biomedicine following at ever-shorter intervals after the initial discoveries. Given this background, the NATO Mediterranean Dialog Advanced Research Workshop on Unconventional Optical Elements for Information Storage, Processing and Communications, held in Israel on October 19-21, 1998, came at an opportune moment in the history of optics. Its aim was to overview the current state-of-the-art and encourage cooperation in the Mediterranean region, with a view to highlighting and enhancing the existing potential for further development and innovation. The workshop included participants from Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Morocco, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom and USA.

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`The book is very organized and well written, with comprehensive references and subject-author indexes. It will be a valuable reference for scientists, engineers, and graduate students working in a number of areas.'
Optics (amp) Photonics News, October 2001

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Physical Electronics, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel

    E. Marom

  • Institute of Electronic Structure & Laser, Foundation for Research & Technology-Hellas, Heraklion, Crete, Greece

    N. A. Vainos

  • Department of Physics of Complex Systems, Weizmann Institute for Science, Rehovot, Israel

    A. A. Friesem

  • Department of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, USA

    J. W. Goodman

  • Division of Sciences and Technology, SOLO-TECH Ltd., Jerusalem, Israel

    E. Rosenfeld

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