TY - BOOK ID - 133454256 TI - Nonlinear Photonics Devices AU - Sirleto, Luigi AU - Righini, Giancarlo C. PY - 2021 PB - Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute DB - UniCat KW - Technology: general issues KW - GeSn KW - quantum dot KW - electric field KW - intersubband nonlinear optics KW - absorption coefficients KW - refractive index changes KW - pure state KW - cascaded spontaneous parametric down-conversion (SPDC) KW - numerical simulation KW - transparent conductive oxide KW - coherent perfect absorption KW - epsilon-near-zero media KW - light-with-light modulation KW - refractive index change KW - non-linear photonics KW - optical fibers KW - thermal poling KW - numerical analysis KW - extrinsic chirality KW - second harmonic generation KW - GaAs nanowires KW - plasmonic coating KW - second-harmonic generation KW - waveguide KW - AlGaAs KW - optical frequency combs KW - quadratic nonlinearity KW - optical parametric oscillator KW - modulation instability KW - stimulated raman scattering KW - fiber optics KW - amplifiers KW - lasers KW - optical communication systems KW - kerr nonlinearity KW - whispering gallery mode KW - optical resonators KW - stimulated brillouin scattering KW - optomechanical oscillations KW - nonlinear optics KW - stimulated Raman scattering KW - microphotonics KW - nanophotonics KW - nonlinear waveguide KW - optical microcavity KW - photonics crystals KW - nanocrystals KW - optical resonances KW - harmonic generation KW - four-wave mixing KW - optical switching KW - sub-wavelength gratings KW - Mie scattering KW - Fano resonances KW - guided-mode resonance KW - terahertz KW - nonlinear optical conversion KW - complex optical systems KW - adaptive imaging KW - single-pixel imaging KW - surface nonlinear photonics KW - n/a UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:133454256 AB - The first nonlinear optical effect was observed in the 19th century by John Kerr. Nonlinear optics, however, started to grow up only after the invention of the laser, when intense light sources became easily available. The seminal studies by Peter Franken and Nicolaas Bloembergen, in the 1960s, paved the way for the development of today’s nonlinear photonics, the field of research that encompasses all the studies, designs, and implementations of nonlinear optical devices that can be used for the generation, communication, and processing of information. This field has attracted significant attention, partly due to the great potential of exploiting the optical nonlinearities of new or advanced materials to induce new phenomena and achieve new functions. According to Clarivate Web of Science, almost 200,000 papers were published that refer to the topic “nonlinear optic*”. Over 36,000 papers were published in the last four years (2015–2018) with the same keyword, and over 17,000 used the keyword “nonlinear photonic*”. The present Special Issue of Micromachines aims at reviewing the current state of the art and presenting perspectives of further development. Fundamental and applicative aspects are considered, with special attention paid to hot topics that may lead to technological and scientific breakthroughs. ER -