MODERN PHYSICS OF INFRARED

By Y. ALSIU

Review of Optical Data Storage 1 Two-Step Processes and IR Recording in Photorefractive Crystals 22 Gated Optical Recording for Nonvolatile Holography in Photorefractive Materials 39 Photorefractive Copper-Doped LiNbO3 Waveguides for Holography Fabricated by a Combined Technique of Ion Exchange and Ion Implantation 56 Two-Photon Optical Storage in Photorefractive Polymers in the Near- Infrared Spectral Range 72 Long-Lifetime Photorefractive Holographic Devices via Thermal Fixing Methods 88 Holographic Reflection Filters in Photorefractive LiNbO3 Channel Waveguides 109 Optical Lambda-Switching at Telecom Wavelengths Based on Electroholography 128 1550 nm Volume Holographic Devices for Optical Communication Networks 156