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Foundations of photonic crystal fibres [[electronic resource] /] / Frédéric Zolla ... [et al.]
| Foundations of photonic crystal fibres [[electronic resource] /] / Frédéric Zolla ... [et al.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Jersey ; ; London, : World Scientific, c2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (377 p.) |
| Disciplina | 621.3692 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | ZollaFrédéric |
| Soggetto topico |
Photonics
Crystal optics Fiber optics |
| ISBN |
1-281-86665-2
9786611866655 1-86094-654-2 |
| Classificazione | 33.38 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Foreword; Foreword; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Electromagnetism - Prerequisites; Chapter 3 Finite Element Method; Chapter 4 The Multipole Method; Chapter 5 Rayleigh Method; Chapter 6 À la Cauchy Path to Pole Finding; Chapter 7 Basic Properties of Microstructured Optical Fibres; Chapter 8 Conclusion; Appendix A A Formal Framework for Mixed Finite Element Methods; Appendix B Some Details of the Multipole Method Derivation; Appendix C A Pot-Pourri of Mathematics; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783404603321 |
| New Jersey ; ; London, : World Scientific, c2005 | ||
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Handbook of nanoscale optics and electronics / / editor, Gary P. Wiederrecht
| Handbook of nanoscale optics and electronics / / editor, Gary P. Wiederrecht |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (401 p.) |
| Disciplina |
621.36
621.381 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | WiederrechtGary P (Gary Phillip) |
| Soggetto topico |
Nanoelectronics
Optics |
| ISBN |
9786612381126
9781282381124 1282381121 9780123751799 0123751799 |
| Classificazione |
33.38
53.56 33.77 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
COVER; HANDBOOK OF NANOSCALE OPTICS AND ELECTRONICS; COPYRIGHT PAGE; CONTENTS; PREFACE; CONTRIBUTORS; EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD; Chapter 1 Optics of Metallic Nanostructures; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Surface Plasmon Polaritonic Crystals; 1.3 Metallic Nanorod Arrays; 1.4 Conclusion; Acknowledgments; Chapter 2 Surface Nanophotonics Theory; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Background; 2.3 Theoretical and Computational Methods; 2.4 Isolated Apertures in Metal Films; 2.5 Periodic Nanostructured Metal Films; 2.6 Summary and Outlook; Acknowledgments; Chapter 3 Second Harmonic Generation in Nanostructures
3.1 Introduction3.2 Fundamentals of Second Harmonic Generation; 3.3 Particles from Noncentrosymmetrical Material; 3.4 Particles from a Centrosymmetrical Material; 3.5 Metallic Particles; 3.6 Arrays of Metallic Particles; Chapter 4 Organic Electronic Devices with Water-Dispersible Conducting Polymers; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Chemistry of Water-Dispersible Conducting Polymers; 4.3 Conductivity Relationships - Characterization of Optical, Electrochemical, and Structural; 4.4 Applications; 4.5 Concluding Remarks; Acknowledgments Chapter 5 Electronic Properties of Alkanethiol Molecular Junctions: Conduction Mechanisms, Metal-Molecule Contacts, and Inelastic Transport5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Experiment; 5.3 Theoretical Basis; 5.4 Results; 5.5 Conclusions; Acknowledgments; Chapter 6 Nanoscale Transistors; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Characterization of Variability in Nanoscale Transistors; 6.3 Intrinsic Parameter Fluctuation in Bulk MOSFETs Transistors; 6.4 Silicon-on-Insulator Multiple-Gate Field Effect Transistor; 6.5 Device Variability in Nanoscale Transistor Circuits; 6.6 Fluctuation-Suppression Techniques 6.7 Conclusions and Future WorkAcknowledgments; Chapter 7 Spin-Based Data Storage; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Spin-Dependent Transport in Magnetic Nanostructures; 7.3 Magnetic Random Access Memory; 7.4 Magnetic Recording; 7.5 Three-Dimensional Magnetic Memory; 7.6 The Role of Fabrication Development in Magnetic Storage; 7.7 Conclusions; Chapter 8 Optical Holographic Data Storage; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Fundamentals of Holographic Storage; 8.3 Implementation of Holographic Storage Systems; 8.4 Current Status; 8.5 Future Developments; Chapter 9 Nanostructures and Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy 9.1 Introduction9.2 Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance Spectroscopy; 9.3 Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy; 9.4 Future Directions; 9.5 Conclusion; Acknowledgments; Chapter 10 Colloidal Semiconductor Nanocrystal-Enabled Organic/Inorganic Hybrid Light Emitting Devices; 10.1 Light-Emitting Semiconductor Nanocrystals; 10.2 Structure-Property Relationships in Semiconductor Nanocrystals; 10.3 Organic/Inorganic Hybrid LEDs; 10.4 Summary; Index |
| Altri titoli varianti | Nanoscale optics and electronics |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9911004827303321 |
| Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier, 2010 | ||
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Holographic visions [[electronic resource] ] : a history of new science / / Sean F. Johnston
| Holographic visions [[electronic resource] ] : a history of new science / / Sean F. Johnston |
| Autore | Johnston Sean <1956-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (541 p.) |
| Disciplina | 621.36/75 |
| Collana | H.Spencer Lecture |
| Soggetto topico | Holography - History |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-19-151388-1
1-4294-7046-1 |
| Classificazione | 33.38 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; List of Figures; Acronyms; 1. Introduction: Seeking Coherence; PART I: CREATING A SUBJECT; 2. Wavefront Reconstruction in England and Beyond; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Holoscopy; 2.3 'A new microscopic principle'; 2.4 Microscopy by reconstructed wavefronts; 2.5 The Diffraction Microscope at Imperial College; 2.6 Gordon Rogers and 'D.M.'; 2.7 The Californian connection; 2.8 Adolf Lohmann in Germany; 2.9 The decline of diffraction microscopy; 3. Wave Photography in the Soviet Union; 3.1 The Vavilov State Optical Institute and the backdrop of Soviet science
3.2 Yuri Denisyuk and his Kandidat research 3.3 Wave photographs; 3.4 Pause and reception; 4. Lensless Photography in America; 4.1 The Willow Run Laboratories and optical processing; 4.2 From optical processing to wavefront reconstruction; 4.3 Lensless photography; 4.4 Three-dimensional wavefront reconstruction; 5. Constructing Holography; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 George Stroke and the packaging of holography; 5.3 The Nobel Prize and historiographical validation; 5.4 Patents, priority, and profits; 5.5 Finding coherence; PART II: CREATING A MEDIUM; 6. Early Exploitation 7.11 The medium and its message PART III: CREATING AN IDENTITY; 8. Defining the Scientific Holographer; 8.1 Reshaping optical engineering for holographers; 8.2 Carving a niche with journals; 8.3 Meetings as social nuclei; 8.4 Defining the holographer; 9. Culture and Counterculture: The Artisan Holographer; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Challenging the orthodox optical laboratory: material culture and community identity; 9.3 Training artisans: the birth of schools; 9.4 Transmitting the counterculture: practical publications; 9.5 Shaping and reshaping an identity 10. Aesthetic Holographers and Their Art 10.1 Introduction; 10.2 Artist-scientist collaborations; 10.3 Artists and artisans; 10.4 Formalizing the art: accredited schools; 10.5 Distinguishing subcultures; 10.6 Enchanting audiences through exhibitions; 10.7 Critiques from mainstream art; 11. Building Holographic Communities; 11.1 Uncertain identities; 11.2 Strengthening networks; 11.3 Special congregations: symposia; 11.4 Special places: museums; PART IV: CREATING A MARKET; 12. Commercialization and Ubiquity; 12.1 Making holography pay; 12.2 Entrepreneurs and cottage industry 12.3 Optimistic investment: the Ilford story |
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| Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006 | ||
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Holographic visions [[electronic resource] ] : a history of new science / / Sean F. Johnston
| Holographic visions [[electronic resource] ] : a history of new science / / Sean F. Johnston |
| Autore | Johnston Sean <1956-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (541 p.) |
| Disciplina | 621.36/75 |
| Collana | H.Spencer Lecture |
| Soggetto topico | Holography - History |
| ISBN |
0-19-151388-1
1-4294-7046-1 |
| Classificazione | 33.38 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; List of Figures; Acronyms; 1. Introduction: Seeking Coherence; PART I: CREATING A SUBJECT; 2. Wavefront Reconstruction in England and Beyond; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Holoscopy; 2.3 'A new microscopic principle'; 2.4 Microscopy by reconstructed wavefronts; 2.5 The Diffraction Microscope at Imperial College; 2.6 Gordon Rogers and 'D.M.'; 2.7 The Californian connection; 2.8 Adolf Lohmann in Germany; 2.9 The decline of diffraction microscopy; 3. Wave Photography in the Soviet Union; 3.1 The Vavilov State Optical Institute and the backdrop of Soviet science
3.2 Yuri Denisyuk and his Kandidat research 3.3 Wave photographs; 3.4 Pause and reception; 4. Lensless Photography in America; 4.1 The Willow Run Laboratories and optical processing; 4.2 From optical processing to wavefront reconstruction; 4.3 Lensless photography; 4.4 Three-dimensional wavefront reconstruction; 5. Constructing Holography; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 George Stroke and the packaging of holography; 5.3 The Nobel Prize and historiographical validation; 5.4 Patents, priority, and profits; 5.5 Finding coherence; PART II: CREATING A MEDIUM; 6. Early Exploitation 7.11 The medium and its message PART III: CREATING AN IDENTITY; 8. Defining the Scientific Holographer; 8.1 Reshaping optical engineering for holographers; 8.2 Carving a niche with journals; 8.3 Meetings as social nuclei; 8.4 Defining the holographer; 9. Culture and Counterculture: The Artisan Holographer; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Challenging the orthodox optical laboratory: material culture and community identity; 9.3 Training artisans: the birth of schools; 9.4 Transmitting the counterculture: practical publications; 9.5 Shaping and reshaping an identity 10. Aesthetic Holographers and Their Art 10.1 Introduction; 10.2 Artist-scientist collaborations; 10.3 Artists and artisans; 10.4 Formalizing the art: accredited schools; 10.5 Distinguishing subcultures; 10.6 Enchanting audiences through exhibitions; 10.7 Critiques from mainstream art; 11. Building Holographic Communities; 11.1 Uncertain identities; 11.2 Strengthening networks; 11.3 Special congregations: symposia; 11.4 Special places: museums; PART IV: CREATING A MARKET; 12. Commercialization and Ubiquity; 12.1 Making holography pay; 12.2 Entrepreneurs and cottage industry 12.3 Optimistic investment: the Ilford story |
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| Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006 | ||
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Liquid crystals [[electronic resource] /] / Iam-Choon Khoo
| Liquid crystals [[electronic resource] /] / Iam-Choon Khoo |
| Autore | Khoo Iam-Choon |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Interscience, c2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (385 p.) |
| Disciplina | 530.429 |
| Collana | Wiley series in pure and applied optics |
| Soggetto topico | Liquid crystals |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-82190-6
9786610821907 0-470-08403-0 0-470-08402-2 |
| Classificazione |
33.38
51.10 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Liquid Crystals; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. Introduction to Liquid Crystals; 1.1. Molecular Structures and Chemical Compositions; 1.1.1. Chemical Structures; 1.2. Electronic Properties; 1.2.1. Electronic Transitions and Ultraviolet Absorption; 1.2.2. Visible and Infrared Absorption; 1.3. Lyotropic, Polymeric, and Thermotropic Liquid Crystals; 1.3.1. Lyotropic Liquid Crystals; 1.3.2. Polymeric Liquid Crystals; 1.3.3. Thermotropic Liquid Crystals: Nematics, Cholesterics, and Smectics; 1.3.4. Other Liquid Crystalline Phases and Molecular Engineered Structures; 1.4. Mixtures and Composites
1.4.1. Mixtures1.4.2. Dye-Doped Liquid Crystals; 1.4.3. Polymer-Dispersed Liquid Crystals; 1.5. Liquid Crystal Cells and Sample Preparation; 1.5.1. Bulk Thin Film; 1.5.2. Liquid Crystal Optical Slab Waveguide, Fiber, and Nanostructured Photonic Crystals; References; Chapter 2. Order Parameter, Phase Transition, and Free Energies; 2.1. Basic Concepts; 2.1.1. Introduction; 2.1.2. Scalar and Tensor Order Parameters; 2.1.3. Long- and Short-Range Order; 2.2. Molecular Interactions and Phase Transitions; 2.3. Molecular Theories and Results for the Liquid Crystalline Phase 2.3.1. Maier-Saupe Theory: Order Parameter Near T(c)2.3.2. Nonequilibrium and Dynamical Dependence of the Order Parameter; 2.4. Isotropic Phase of Liquid Crystals; 2.4.1. Free Energy and Phase Transition; 2.4.2. Free Energy in the Presence of an Applied Field; References; Chapter 3. Nematic Liquid Crystals; 3.1. Introduction; 3.2. Elastic Continuum Theory; 3.2.1. The Vector Field: Direct Axis n (r); 3.2.2. Elastic Constants, Free Energies, and Molecular Fields; 3.3. Dielectric Constants and Refractive Indices 3.3.1. dc and Low-Frequency Dielectric Permittivity, Conductivities, and Magnetic Susceptibility3.3.2. Free Energy and Torques by Electric and Magnetic Fields; 3.4. Optical Dielectric Constants and Refractive Indices; 3.4.1. Linear Susceptibility and Local Field Effect; 3.4.2. Equilibrium Temperature and Order Parameter Dependences of Refractive Indices; 3.5. Flows and Hydrodynamics; 3.5.1. Hydrodynamics of Ordinary Isotropic Fluids; 3.5.2. General Stress Tensor for Nematic Liquid Crystals; 3.5.3. Flows with Fixed Director Axis Orientation; 3.5.4. Flows with Director Axis Reorientation 3.6. Field-Induced Director Axis Reorientation Effects3.6.1. Field-Induced Reorientation without Flow Coupling: Freedericksz Transition; 3.6.2. Reorientation with Flow Coupling; References; Chapter 4. Cholesteric, Smectic, and Ferroelectric Liquid Crystals; 4.1. Cholesteric Liquid Crystals; 4.1.1. Free Energies; 4.1.2. Field-Induced Effects and Dynamics; 4.1.3. Twist and Conic Mode Relaxation Times; 4.2. Light Scattering in Cholesterics; 4.2.1. General Optical Propagation and Reflection: Normal Incidence; 4.2.2. Cholesteric Liquid Crystal as a One-Dimensional Photonic Crystal 4.2.3. Cholesteric Liquid Crystals with Magneto-Optic Activity: Negative Refraction Effect |
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| Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Interscience, c2007 | ||
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Liquid crystals [[electronic resource] /] / Iam-Choon Khoo
| Liquid crystals [[electronic resource] /] / Iam-Choon Khoo |
| Autore | Khoo Iam-Choon |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Interscience, c2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (385 p.) |
| Disciplina | 530.429 |
| Collana | Wiley series in pure and applied optics |
| Soggetto topico | Liquid crystals |
| ISBN |
1-280-82190-6
9786610821907 0-470-08403-0 0-470-08402-2 |
| Classificazione |
33.38
51.10 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Liquid Crystals; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. Introduction to Liquid Crystals; 1.1. Molecular Structures and Chemical Compositions; 1.1.1. Chemical Structures; 1.2. Electronic Properties; 1.2.1. Electronic Transitions and Ultraviolet Absorption; 1.2.2. Visible and Infrared Absorption; 1.3. Lyotropic, Polymeric, and Thermotropic Liquid Crystals; 1.3.1. Lyotropic Liquid Crystals; 1.3.2. Polymeric Liquid Crystals; 1.3.3. Thermotropic Liquid Crystals: Nematics, Cholesterics, and Smectics; 1.3.4. Other Liquid Crystalline Phases and Molecular Engineered Structures; 1.4. Mixtures and Composites
1.4.1. Mixtures1.4.2. Dye-Doped Liquid Crystals; 1.4.3. Polymer-Dispersed Liquid Crystals; 1.5. Liquid Crystal Cells and Sample Preparation; 1.5.1. Bulk Thin Film; 1.5.2. Liquid Crystal Optical Slab Waveguide, Fiber, and Nanostructured Photonic Crystals; References; Chapter 2. Order Parameter, Phase Transition, and Free Energies; 2.1. Basic Concepts; 2.1.1. Introduction; 2.1.2. Scalar and Tensor Order Parameters; 2.1.3. Long- and Short-Range Order; 2.2. Molecular Interactions and Phase Transitions; 2.3. Molecular Theories and Results for the Liquid Crystalline Phase 2.3.1. Maier-Saupe Theory: Order Parameter Near T(c)2.3.2. Nonequilibrium and Dynamical Dependence of the Order Parameter; 2.4. Isotropic Phase of Liquid Crystals; 2.4.1. Free Energy and Phase Transition; 2.4.2. Free Energy in the Presence of an Applied Field; References; Chapter 3. Nematic Liquid Crystals; 3.1. Introduction; 3.2. Elastic Continuum Theory; 3.2.1. The Vector Field: Direct Axis n (r); 3.2.2. Elastic Constants, Free Energies, and Molecular Fields; 3.3. Dielectric Constants and Refractive Indices 3.3.1. dc and Low-Frequency Dielectric Permittivity, Conductivities, and Magnetic Susceptibility3.3.2. Free Energy and Torques by Electric and Magnetic Fields; 3.4. Optical Dielectric Constants and Refractive Indices; 3.4.1. Linear Susceptibility and Local Field Effect; 3.4.2. Equilibrium Temperature and Order Parameter Dependences of Refractive Indices; 3.5. Flows and Hydrodynamics; 3.5.1. Hydrodynamics of Ordinary Isotropic Fluids; 3.5.2. General Stress Tensor for Nematic Liquid Crystals; 3.5.3. Flows with Fixed Director Axis Orientation; 3.5.4. Flows with Director Axis Reorientation 3.6. Field-Induced Director Axis Reorientation Effects3.6.1. Field-Induced Reorientation without Flow Coupling: Freedericksz Transition; 3.6.2. Reorientation with Flow Coupling; References; Chapter 4. Cholesteric, Smectic, and Ferroelectric Liquid Crystals; 4.1. Cholesteric Liquid Crystals; 4.1.1. Free Energies; 4.1.2. Field-Induced Effects and Dynamics; 4.1.3. Twist and Conic Mode Relaxation Times; 4.2. Light Scattering in Cholesterics; 4.2.1. General Optical Propagation and Reflection: Normal Incidence; 4.2.2. Cholesteric Liquid Crystal as a One-Dimensional Photonic Crystal 4.2.3. Cholesteric Liquid Crystals with Magneto-Optic Activity: Negative Refraction Effect |
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| Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Interscience, c2007 | ||
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Liquid crystals / / Iam-Choon Khoo
| Liquid crystals / / Iam-Choon Khoo |
| Autore | Khoo Iam-Choon |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Interscience, c2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (385 p.) |
| Disciplina | 530.4/29 |
| Collana | Wiley series in pure and applied optics |
| Soggetto topico | Liquid crystals |
| ISBN |
1-280-82190-6
9786610821907 0-470-08403-0 0-470-08402-2 |
| Classificazione |
33.38
51.10 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Liquid Crystals; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. Introduction to Liquid Crystals; 1.1. Molecular Structures and Chemical Compositions; 1.1.1. Chemical Structures; 1.2. Electronic Properties; 1.2.1. Electronic Transitions and Ultraviolet Absorption; 1.2.2. Visible and Infrared Absorption; 1.3. Lyotropic, Polymeric, and Thermotropic Liquid Crystals; 1.3.1. Lyotropic Liquid Crystals; 1.3.2. Polymeric Liquid Crystals; 1.3.3. Thermotropic Liquid Crystals: Nematics, Cholesterics, and Smectics; 1.3.4. Other Liquid Crystalline Phases and Molecular Engineered Structures; 1.4. Mixtures and Composites
1.4.1. Mixtures1.4.2. Dye-Doped Liquid Crystals; 1.4.3. Polymer-Dispersed Liquid Crystals; 1.5. Liquid Crystal Cells and Sample Preparation; 1.5.1. Bulk Thin Film; 1.5.2. Liquid Crystal Optical Slab Waveguide, Fiber, and Nanostructured Photonic Crystals; References; Chapter 2. Order Parameter, Phase Transition, and Free Energies; 2.1. Basic Concepts; 2.1.1. Introduction; 2.1.2. Scalar and Tensor Order Parameters; 2.1.3. Long- and Short-Range Order; 2.2. Molecular Interactions and Phase Transitions; 2.3. Molecular Theories and Results for the Liquid Crystalline Phase 2.3.1. Maier-Saupe Theory: Order Parameter Near T(c)2.3.2. Nonequilibrium and Dynamical Dependence of the Order Parameter; 2.4. Isotropic Phase of Liquid Crystals; 2.4.1. Free Energy and Phase Transition; 2.4.2. Free Energy in the Presence of an Applied Field; References; Chapter 3. Nematic Liquid Crystals; 3.1. Introduction; 3.2. Elastic Continuum Theory; 3.2.1. The Vector Field: Direct Axis n (r); 3.2.2. Elastic Constants, Free Energies, and Molecular Fields; 3.3. Dielectric Constants and Refractive Indices 3.3.1. dc and Low-Frequency Dielectric Permittivity, Conductivities, and Magnetic Susceptibility3.3.2. Free Energy and Torques by Electric and Magnetic Fields; 3.4. Optical Dielectric Constants and Refractive Indices; 3.4.1. Linear Susceptibility and Local Field Effect; 3.4.2. Equilibrium Temperature and Order Parameter Dependences of Refractive Indices; 3.5. Flows and Hydrodynamics; 3.5.1. Hydrodynamics of Ordinary Isotropic Fluids; 3.5.2. General Stress Tensor for Nematic Liquid Crystals; 3.5.3. Flows with Fixed Director Axis Orientation; 3.5.4. Flows with Director Axis Reorientation 3.6. Field-Induced Director Axis Reorientation Effects3.6.1. Field-Induced Reorientation without Flow Coupling: Freedericksz Transition; 3.6.2. Reorientation with Flow Coupling; References; Chapter 4. Cholesteric, Smectic, and Ferroelectric Liquid Crystals; 4.1. Cholesteric Liquid Crystals; 4.1.1. Free Energies; 4.1.2. Field-Induced Effects and Dynamics; 4.1.3. Twist and Conic Mode Relaxation Times; 4.2. Light Scattering in Cholesterics; 4.2.1. General Optical Propagation and Reflection: Normal Incidence; 4.2.2. Cholesteric Liquid Crystal as a One-Dimensional Photonic Crystal 4.2.3. Cholesteric Liquid Crystals with Magneto-Optic Activity: Negative Refraction Effect |
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| Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Interscience, c2007 | ||
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Springer handbook of lasers and optics / / Frank Trager, editor
| Springer handbook of lasers and optics / / Frank Trager, editor |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2007.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, N.Y. : , : Springer, , 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxvi, 1332 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Disciplina | 621.366 |
| Collana | Springer Handbooks |
| Soggetto topico |
Lasers
Optics |
| ISBN | 0-387-30420-7 |
| Classificazione |
33.18
33.38 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Foreword by T. Hänsch, Nobel Price in Physics -- Part A: Basic Principles and Materials -- Part B: Fabrication and Properties of Optical Components -- Part C: Coherent and Incoherent Light Sources -- Part D: Selected Applications and Special Fields -- About the Authors -- Subject Index. |
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| New York, N.Y. : , : Springer, , 2007 | ||
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