Organic Electro-Optics and Photonics
Molecules, Polymers, and Crystals

Definitive guide to modern organic electro-optic and photonic technologies, from basic theoretical concepts to practical applications in devices and systems.

Larry R. Dalton (Author), Peter Günter (Author), Mojca Jazbinsek (Author), O-Pil Kwon (Author), Philip A. Sullivan (Author)

9780521449656, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 30 July 2015

300 pages, 177 b/w illus. 18 tables
25.3 x 18.2 x 1.8 cm, 0.74 kg

' … very useful comparisons of organic and inorganic materials and the impact of competing technologies. … This book is useful as a reference book for researchers and graduate students interested in all aspects of organic nonlinear optics.' Thomas M. Cooper, Materials Research Society Bulletin

This definitive guide to modern organic electro-optic and photonic technologies provides critical insight into recent advances in organic electro-optic materials, from the underlying quantum and statistical concepts through to the practical application of materials in modern devices and systems. • Introduces theoretical and experimental methods for improving organic electro-optic and photonic technologies • Reviews the central concepts of nonlinear optics, focusing on multi-scale theoretical methods • Provides clear insight into the structure and function relationships critical to optimizing the performance of devices based on organic electro-optic materials. Serving as a primer for the systematic nano-engineering of soft matter materials, this is an invaluable resource for those involved in the development of modern telecommunication, computing, and sensing technologies depending on electro-optic technology. It is also an indispensable work of reference for academic researchers and graduate students in the fields of chemistry, physics, electrical engineering, materials science and engineering, and chemical engineering.

1. Introduction
2. Nonlinear optical effects
3. Electro-optic effects
4. Molecular nonliner optics
5. Acentric self-assembled films
6. Crystalline materials
7. Electrically poled organic materials and thermo-optic materials
8. Overview of applications
9. Organic electro-optic waveguides, switches, and modulators
10. Nonliner optical infrared and terahertz frequency conversion
11. Photorefractive effect and materials
12. Conclusions and future prospects.

Subject Areas: Applied optics [TTB], Electronics engineering [TJF], Materials science [TGM], Nanotechnology [TBN], Engineering: general [TBC]