Content: 1. Glass formation in several novel chalcogenide systems / Guorong Chen --
2. Relaxation and fragility in chalcogenide network glasses / Pierre Lucas --
3. Photoinduced deformations in chalcogenide glasses / Keiji Tanaka --
4. Structural and physical properties of GexAsySe1-x-y glasses / Rongping Wang and Barry Luther-Davies --
5. Atomistic modeling and simulations of chalcogenide glasses / George Opletal and Salvy P. Russo --
6. Broadband near-infrared photoluminescence of doped chalcogenide glasses / Guorong Chen --
7. Chalcogenide glass thin-film and fiber structures for chemical and biological sensing / J. David Musgraves, Sylvain Danto, Kathleen Richardson, and Juejun Hu --
8. Fabrication of passive and active tellurite thin films and waveguides for integrated optics / Khu Vu and Steve Madden.
Abstract: This book provides a comprehensive overview of the chalcogenide glass science and various applications based on the glasses. It starts with a review on the glass-forming ability of various systems, followed by a discussion on the structural and physical properties of various chalcolgenide glasses and their application in integrated optics. The chapters have been contributed by prominent experts from all over the world, and therefore, the book presents the recent research advances in the area. This book will appeal to anyone who is involved in glass science and technology and glass applicati