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Photorefractive Materials: Fundamental Concepts, Holographic Recording and Materials Characterization
ISBN: 978-0-471-74866-3
November 2006
336 pages
Photorefractive Materials presents an overview of the basic features and properties of photorefractive materials, covering a wide array of related topics. It provides a coherent approach suitable for introductory and advanced students seeking to learn or review the fundamentals, as well as senior researchers who need a reference while investigating more specialized areas.
Photorefractive Materials is divided into four parts:
In addition to these sections, helpful appendices lay out topics of interest to those working with photorefractives in the laboratory. Throughout the book, experimental data and results are included, keeping theory and practical experience closely linked. Clearly organized for effective pedagogy, Photorefractive Materials is the definitive introduction to this exciting field of study.
FIGURE ON THE COVER: Bi12GeO20 polished crystals grown by Dr. Jean Claude Launay at the Institut de Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France: The large thin plate on the bottom is a Cr-doped sample, the bigger crystal on the left-hand side is Fe-doped and the smaller on the right-hand side is undoped.