<p>Contrary to monographs on non-linear optics this book concentrates on problems of self-organization in various important contexts. The reader learns how patterns in non-linear optical systems are created and what theoretical methods can be applied to describe them. Next, various aspects of patter
Self-Organization in Optical Systems and Applications in Information Technology
โ Scribed by M. A. Vorontsov, W. B. Miller (auth.), Professor Mikhail A. Vorontsov, Dr. Walter B. Miller (eds.)
- Publisher
- Springer Berlin Heidelberg
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 257
- Series
- Springer Series in Synergetics 66
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Synopsis
The book provides an overview of nonlinear optics by leading researchers in the field. It addresses recent problems of self-organization in various nonlinear optical systems, and discusses new applications to optical processing. Theoretical models and methods describing optical pattern formation in nonlinear systems along with newly published experimental results are presented. Specific topics considered include various aspects of pattern formation, optical associative memory, spatio-temporal instability, and chaos in optical systems.
This volume is intended for graduate students and researchers who wish to expand their knowledge of modern nonlinear optics.
โฆ Table of Contents
Front Matter....Pages I-XV
Introduction Self-Organization in Nonlinear Optics โ Kaleidoscope of Patterns....Pages 1-26
Information Processing and Nonlinear Physics: From Video Pulses to Waves and Structures....Pages 27-44
Optical Design Kit of Nonlinear Spatial Dynamics....Pages 45-67
Pattern Formation in Passive Nonlinear Optical Systems....Pages 69-96
Spatio-Temporal Instability Threshold Characteristics in Two-Level Atom Devices....Pages 97-131
Transverse Traveling-Wave Patterns and Instabilities in Lasers....Pages 133-145
Laser-Based Optical Associative Memories....Pages 147-159
Pattern and Vortex Dynamics in Photorefractive Oscillators....Pages 161-216
From Hamiltonian Mechanics to Continuous Media. Dissipative Structures. Criteria of Self-Organization....Pages 217-244
Back Matter....Pages 245-248
โฆ Subjects
Optics, Optoelectronics, Plasmonics and Optical Devices;Engineering, general;Mathematical Methods in Physics;Numerical and Computational Physics
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