Transverse-Pattern Formation in Photorefractive Optics

Focusing on nonlinear photorefractive optics, this book explores recent advancements in the field, highlighting key discoveries like spatial soliton formation and spontaneous pattern formation. It delves into transverse effects and their implications for applications such as wave guiding in adaptive solitons and techniques for pattern control in information processing. The author, Professor Denz, is recognized for her significant contributions, including the Lise Meitner Prize for her work on photorefractive neural networks.