Giancarlo C. Righini & Luigi Sirleto 
Advances in Nonlinear Photonics [EPUB ebook] 

Advances in Nonlinear Photonics combines fundamental principles with an overview of the latest developments. The book is suitable for the multidisciplinary audience of photonics researchers and practitioners in academia and R&D, including materials scientists and engineers, applied physicists, chemists, etc. As nonlinear phenomena are at the core of photonic devices and may enable future applications such as all-optical switching, all-optical signal processing and quantum photonics, this book provides an overview of key concepts. In addition, the book reviews the most important advances in the field and how nonlinear processes may be exploited in different photonic applications. – Introduces fundamental principles of nonlinear phenomena and their application in materials and devices- Reviews and provides definitions of the latest research directions in the field of nonlinear photonics- Discusses the most important developments in materials and applications, including future prospects