Materials for Nonlinear Optics: Chemical Perspectives
Seth R. Marder (Editor), Galen D. Stucky (Editor), John E. Sohn (Editor), M. Joan ComstockBooks.org participates in affiliate programs including Bookshop.org and the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. We may earn a commission from qualifying purchases made through links on this page, at no additional cost to you.
Overview
This volume exposes the chemistry community to the critical role that chemistry can and must play in nonlinear optics research. In addition, it brings together those researchers who synthesize and characterize materials from a variety of systems, with those who build devices, giving chemists, physicists, and engineers a greater appreciation for the opportunities that lie ahead in understanding and developing nonlinear optical materials. The volume begins with a discussion of polarizability and hyperpolarizability from the view of a chemist. Tutorial chapters dealing with the fundamental structures and properties of second- and third-order nonlinear optical materials, measurement and characterization of these systems, theoretical considerations, application of these systems to devices, and overviews of the current state of affairs in both organic and inorganic nonlinear optical materials follow.
Synopsis
This volume exposes the chemistry community to the critical role that chemistry can and must play in nonlinear optics research. In addition, it brings together those researchers who synthesize and characterize materials from a variety of systems, with those who build devices, giving chemists, physicists, and engineers a greater appreciation for the opportunities that lie ahead in understanding and developing nonlinear optical materials. The volume begins with a discussion of polarizability and hyperpolarizability from the view of a chemist. Tutorial chapters dealing with the fundamental structures and properties of second- and third-order nonlinear optical materials, measurement and characterization of these systems, theoretical considerations, application of these systems to devices, and overviews of the current state of affairs in both organic and inorganic nonlinear optical materials follow.
Booknews
Developed from a symposium sponsored by the Divisions of Organic Chemistry and Inorganic Chemistry at the 199th Annual Meeting of the ACS in Boston, April 1990, this volume explores the role of chemistry in nonlinear optical research. Opening with a comprehensive introductory section, it also covers such topics as structure-property relationships on the second-order microscopic susceptibility, preparation and characterization of poled polymers, organic and inorganic crystals, novel approaches to orientation of molecular units, composite materials, molecular and supramolecular metal-based systems, and sigma and pi delocalized third-order nonlinear optical materials. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)