Optical Bistability: Controlling Light With Light
Optical Bistability: Controlling Light With Light

Author: Hyatt Gibbs

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2012-12-02

Total Pages: 484

ISBN-13: 0323148646

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Optical Bistability: Controlling Light with Light focuses on optical bistability in nonlinear optical systems. Emphasis is on passive (non-laser) systems that exhibit reversible bistability with input intensity as the hysteresis variable, along with the physics and the potential applications of such systems for nonlinear optical signal processing. This book consists of seven chapters and begins with a historical overview of optical bistability in lasers and passive systems. The next chapter describes steady-state theories of optical bistability, including the Bonifacio-Lugiato model, as well as the boundary conditions of an optical cavity and the coupled Maxwell-Bloch equations. Both intrinsic and hybrid experiments are then described, along with light-by-light control, pulse reshaping, and external switching. The transient phenomena that arise either from instabilities in the bistable systems themselves or from fluctuations in the number of nonlinear atoms or in the number of intracavity photons are also considered. The final chapter examines the characteristics and fundamental limitations of an ideal device, the prospect of improving devices by identifying giant nonlinearities, and the utilization of the full power of optics by parallel processing. This monograph is intended for new entrants and active workers in the field of optical bistability.

Controlling Light in Optically Induced Photonic Lattices
Controlling Light in Optically Induced Photonic Lattices

Author: Bernd Terhalle

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2011-01-28

Total Pages: 111

ISBN-13: 3642166474

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Discrete periodic structures play an important role in physics, and have opened up an exciting new area of investigation in recent years. Questions relating to the control of light in such structures still represent a major challenge. It is this highly active field that is addressed in the present thesis. Using the model system of a photorefractive nonlinearity that allows one to simultaneously create and control photonic lattices by light, the author obtains a comprehensive picture of the control of nonlinear and quantum optics phenomena in photonic lattices. He describes and demonstrates experimentally for the first time resonant transitions in two-dimensional hexagonal lattices, including Rabi oscillations and Landau-Zener tunneling, as well as the direct control and exploitation of these transitions. A particular highlight of this thesis is the study of soliton-cluster switching and control of Zener tunneling.

Lighting Control
Lighting Control

Author: Robert S. Simpson

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 574

ISBN-13: 0240515668

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This is a comprehensive volume on all aspects of lighting control systems. Basic introductory chapters are included for those with little or no knowledge of the basics of electricity and light or electronic components.

Controlling Light in Small Clearcuttings
Controlling Light in Small Clearcuttings

Author: David A. Marquis

Publisher:

Published: 1965

Total Pages: 20

ISBN-13:

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S2In 1960, a study was made of the patterns of sunlight and shade in small clearcuttings. This report illustrates some of the patterns and suggests how such cuttings might be done for regeneration purposes.S3.

Understanding and Controlling Strobe Lighting
Understanding and Controlling Strobe Lighting

Author: John Siskin

Publisher: Amherst Media, Inc

Published: 2010-11

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781608952427

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John Siskin lays out a simple process for designing effective strobe-lighting setups for portraits, architecture, still-life images and more. According to Siskin, the most important skill is pre-visualisation. After exploring the quality, quantity, value, versatility and ease of use of many modifiers and sources, including less-traditional laptop screens, flashlights and slide projectors, Siskin moves on to using the correct exposure and camera settings.

Light Management in Controlled Environments
Light Management in Controlled Environments

Author: Roberto Lopez (Ph.D.)

Publisher:

Published: 2017-04-04

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 9781544254494

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Much has changed and improved in lighting technology over the past 10 years since industry-leading experts on lighting, in collaboration with Greenhouse Grower(r) magazine and Meister Media Worldwide, brought you Lighting Up Profits (Fisher and Runkle, 2004).This updated and substantially expanded book presents the underlying biology of how light influences plant growth and development of specialty crops, especially those grown in greenhouses and controlled-environment growth rooms. Authors Dr. Erik Runkle of Michigan State University and Dr. Roberto Lopez of Michigan State University, along with 19 other leading plant scientists from around the globe, discuss technology options for shade and lighting, including the latest developments in greenhouse and sole-source lighting.

Controlling the Quantum World
Controlling the Quantum World

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2007-06-21

Total Pages: 245

ISBN-13: 0309102707

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As part of the Physics 2010 decadal survey project, the Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation requested that the National Research Council assess the opportunities, over roughly the next decade, in atomic, molecular, and optical (AMO) science and technology. In particular, the National Research Council was asked to cover the state of AMO science, emphasizing recent accomplishments and identifying new and compelling scientific questions. Controlling the Quantum World, discusses both the roles and challenges for AMO science in instrumentation; scientific research near absolute zero; development of extremely intense x-ray and laser sources; exploration and control of molecular processes; photonics at the nanoscale level; and development of quantum information technology. This book also offers an assessment of and recommendations about critical issues concerning maintaining U.S. leadership in AMO science and technology.