Characterization techniques and tabulations for organic nonlinear optical materials

the long version

Providing a format that makes information easy to find and apply, this user-friendly volume furnishes tables of nonlinear optical properties of organic substances as well as experimental procedures for measuring the nonlinearity of the elements tabulated, including composite materials - offering support for scientists and engineers involved in characterizing, optimizing, and producing materials for manufacturing optical devices. Featuring numerous edifying tables, equations, and drawings, in addition to references for further reading, this readily accessible resource is an ideal, on-the-job guide for optical, materials, electrical and electronics, electro-optical, and chemical engineers; physicists; physical chemists; and graduate-level students in these disciplines.