Electrooptics - Phenomena, Materials and Applications (Hardcover)

This book introduces the fundamental concepts and phenomena of electrooptics at an undergraduate and graduate level. It establishes the intimate connection with nonlinear optics that provides the natural framework for an advanced description.;A broad overview of inorganic materials, including ceramics and novel single crystals, such as KTP and BBO, is presented. Some key materials such and LiNbO3 are discussed in detail. Liquid crystals and ferroelectric liquid crystals are also described at some length, and attention is paid to recent developments in the field of molecular materials (polymers, LB filins and so on).;A special chapter is devoted to the promising field of semiconductor nanostructures, with interesting electrooptic effects associated to quantum confinement. Waveguide and integrated optics device, presenting specific theoretical and practical features, constitute another chapter. Photorefractive processes and materials are, finally, discussed as a relevant outcome of the synergy between electrooptics and photoconductivity.;Applications of all these phenomena to a variety of devices, from deflectors to spacial light modulators, are described. Extensive tables make the b