Lithium Niobate (LN) is a key material in photonic industry because of its advantageous
combination of functional properties and its commercial availability. These characteristics …

In recent years, a variety of 2‐dimensional (2D) materials including graphene, topological
insulators, transition metal dichalcogenides, and black phosphorus have been utilized in …

Silicon (Si) photonics have established as leading technologies in addressing the rapidly
increasing demands of huge data transfer in optical communication systems with compact …

From its inception holography has proven an extremely productive and attractive area of
research. While specific technical applications give rise to 'hot topics', and three-dimensional …

We provide an in-depth treatment of the various mechanisms by which an incident light
beam can produce an intensity-or flux-dependent change in the refractive index and …

Optical data storage has had a major impact on daily life since its introduction to the market
in 1982. Compact discs (CDs), digital versatile discs (DVDs), and Blu‐ray discs (BDs) are …

The results of studies that have been performed over the last decade in the field of
development of silver halide and nonsilver holographic recording media of organic and …

This fully updated second edition of Introduction to Holography provides a theoretical
background in optics and holography with a comprehensive survey of practical applications …

Recently, it has been shown how shift and ballistic currents in piezoelectric sillenite crystals
Bi 12 Ge O 20 and Bi 12 Si O 20 can be separated experimentally under the assumption that …

The actuation of droplets on a surface is extremely relevant for microfluidic applications. In
recent years, various methodologies have been used. A promising solution relies on iron …