Materials for Optical Limiting Symposium Held November 28-November 30, 1994, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A

The advent of lasers has made possible a number of optical-based systems and applications such as the compact disc (CD), laser printers, fiber-optic communications, environmental monitoring, laser surgical instruments, etc. Unfortunately, while lasers permit these diverse applications, major safety concerns must be addressed. A solution currently being pursued is the development of optical limiter materials that transmit at low intensities while changing their optical characteristics, e.g. absorption or index of refraction, when exposed to the laser's higher irradiances. Topics covered in this volume relate directly to the computational design and synthesis of new optical molecules. Research on the design of limiter devices is also featured. Materials addressed include liquid crystals, organic polymers, organic dyes, C60, colloidal arrays and suspensions, transition metal oxides, semiconductors and photorefractive oxides.Crane, R. is the author of 'Materials for Optical Limiting Symposium Held November 28-November 30, 1994, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A' with ISBN 9781558992764 and ISBN 1558992766.