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This is a collection of papers presented at the Topical Meeting on
Optical BistabiJity (OB3) held December 2-4,1985 in Tucson,
Arizona. The increase in attendance to almost 200 shows that
interest continues to grow in the sub ject of optical bistability
(OB) and its wider implications both in application to "optical
digital computing" and to basic physics, notably instabilities and
spatial effects. The maturing of the field is evidenced by the fact
that the number of experimental papers has caught up with the
number of theoretical ones. These trends were already apparent in
OB2 and the 1984 Royal Society Meeting on Optical Bistabilty,
Dynamical Nonlinearity and Photonic Logic. Progress in
experiment.al topics included guided-wave OB, mostly ther mal,
picol'econd switching, studies on quite a number of new materials,
op tical computing, and pattern recognition using arrays of
nonlinear etalons. Theoretical progress ranged from rather
practical calculations on device per formance, noise effects on
switching, and transverse and longitudinal spatial effects to
fundamental studies of dynamics, instabilities, and chaos. The
Conference also included both theoretical ideas on optical computer
archit.ecture and intrinsic OB circuit elements such as as full
adder as well as t.he first demonstration of an intrinsic optical
circuit in the form of a cas cadable loop with bufferd st.ores. A
first demostration of a simple pattern recognition algorithm using
2-D arrays of spots on a ZnSe int.erference filter was reported."
Nonlinear photonics is the name given to the use of nonlinear
optical devices for the generation, communication, processing, or
analysis of information. This book is a progress report on research
into practical applications of such devices. At present,
modulation, switching, routing, decision-making, and detection in
photonic systems are all done with electronics and linear
optoelectronic devices. However, this may soon change, as nonlinear
optical devices, e.g. picosecond samplers and switches, begin to
complement optoelectonic devices. The authors succinctly summarize
past accomplishments in this field and point to hopes for the
future, making this an ideal book for newcomers or seasoned
researchers wanting to design and perfect nonlinear optical devices
and to identify applications in photonic systems.
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