Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop, Tel Aviv, Israel, October 19-21, 1999 Editor(s): Marom, Emanuel; Vainos, Nikolaos A.; Friesem, Asher A. (Dept. of Physics of Complex Systems, Weizmann Institute for Science, Rehovot, Israel); Goodman, Joseph W. Series: NATO Science Partnership Subseries: 3. Num Pages: 310 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHJ; TTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 19. Weight in Grams: 620. . 2000. Hardback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Title: Unconventional Optical Elements for Information Storage, Processing and Communications
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
Publication Date: 2000
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0792361903
ISBN 13: 9780792361909
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: New

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The field of optics has been accelerating at an unprecedented rate, due both to the tremendous growth of the field of fiber-optic communications, and to the improvement of optical materials and devices. Throughput capabilities of fiber systems are accelerating faster than Moore's law, the famous growth rate of silicon chip capability, which has propelled that industry relentlessly over decades. In addition, new optical storage techniques push the limits of information density, with an ever decreasing cost per bit of storage. Economic investment in photonics is at an all-time high. At the same time, other fields of optics, adaptive optics for instance, are bringing new capabilities to more classical applications such as astronomical imaging. New lasers continue to be developed, with applications in display, sensing, and biomedicine following at ever-shorter intervals after the initial discoveries. Given this background, the NATO Mediterranean Dialog Advanced Research Workshop on Unconventional Optical Elements for Information Storage, Processing and Communications, held in Israel on October 19-21, 1998, came at an opportune moment in the history of optics. Its aim was to overview the current state-of-the-art and encourage cooperation in the Mediterranean region, with a view to highlighting and enhancing the existing potential for further development and innovation. The workshop included participants from Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Morocco, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom and USA.

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`The book is very organized and well written, with comprehensive references and subject-author indexes. It will be a valuable reference for scientists, engineers, and graduate students working in a number of areas.'
Optics (amp) Photonics News, October 2001

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