Nonlinear Dynamics and Spatial Complexity in Optical Systems

List of contents

1. Order Parameter of Oscillators 2. Pattern Formation and Pattern Recognition 3. Global Bifurcations in Finite Dimensional Flows 4. Pattern Formation and Space-Time Organization in Nonlinear Optics 5. Instabilities and Quantum Noise Reduction in Nonlinear Optical Mixing 6. Complexity and Defects in Passive Nonlinear Optical Systems 7. Deterministic Chaos and Nonlinear Dynamics in Nonlinear Optics 8. Spatio-Temporal Structures in Wide Aperture Lasers 9. Nonlinear Dynamics of Semiconductor Laser Arrays 10. Transverse Structure Formation and Vortices in Lasers 11. Amplification and Lasing without Inversion 12 . Participant's addresses

About the author

Harrison, R. G.

Summary

A collection of prestigious postgraduate lectures, this book reviews developments in the theory and practice of nonlinear dynamics and structural complexity, and explores modern-day applications in nonlinear optics. It addresses systems including both singlemode and multimode lasers, bistable and multistable devices.

Product details

• Authors: Harrison, R. G. Harrison, Harrison R. G.
• Assisted by: R. G. Harrison (Editor), P. Osborne (Editor), J. S. Uppal (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781315895949
• ISBN: 978-1-315-89594-9
• No. of pages: 324
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Electricity, magnetism, optics; SCIENCE / Physics / Optics & Light, Optical physics