Nonlinear Photonics

1. Nonlinear Photonics: Prospects and Problems.- 1.1 Nonlinear Materials.- 1.2 Nonlinear Devices.- 1.3 Applications of Nonlinear Photonics.- 1.4 Conclusion.- References.- 2. Semiconductor Nonlinear Materials.- 2.1 Optical Nonlinearities in Bulk Semiconductors.- 2.2. Optical Nonlinearities in Low-Dimensional Semiconductors.- 2.3 Optical Bistability and Nonlinear Optical Semiconductor Devices.- 2.4 Conclusion.- References.- 3. Optical Interconnects.- 3.1 Potential Advantages of Optical Interconnects.- 3.2 Comparison of Electrical and Optical Interconnections.- 3.3 Optical Distribution Techniques.- 3.4 First-Order Analysis of Holographic Interconnects.- 3.5 Summary and Future Directions.- References.- 4. First Implementations of Optical Digital Computing Circuits Using Nonlinear Devices.- 4.1 Introduction.- 4.2 Optical Bistability and Optical Logic.- 4.3 Nonlinear Interference Filters as Optical Logic Elements.- 4.4 All-Optical Digital Computing Circuits.- 4.5 Conclusions.- References.- 5. Optical Processing with Nonlinear Photorefractive Crystals.- 5.1 Characteristic Parameters of Photorefractive Crystals.- 5.2 Beam Coupling in Photorefractive Crystals.- 5.3 Application of Beam Coupling to Optical Computing Operations.- 5.4 Optical Memories with Photorefractive Crystals.- 5.5 Concluding Remarks.- References.- 6. All-Optical Guided-Wave Devices for Switching and Routing.- 6.1 Introduction.- 6.2 Interferometric Devices.- 6.3 Dual-Mode Switches.- 6.4 Other Nonlinear Switching Phenomena.- 6.5 Conclusion.- References.