Download or read book Principles and Applications of Nonlinear Optical Materials written by Robert W. Munn and published by Blackie Academic and Professional. This book was released on 1993 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nonlinear optics is attracting attention because of its applications in telecommunications and its possibilities for optical computing. Optoelectronics has been singled out by many as being of considerable strategic importance. Optical fibre communications shows that optics is already a method of choice; nonlinear optics offers further improvements in efficiency and versatility.