Fiber Crystal Growth from the Melt
Author | : Tsuguo Fukuda |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 281 |
Release | : 2013-01-08 |
ISBN-10 | : 3662072157 |
ISBN-13 | : 9783662072158 |
Rating | : 4/5 (57 Downloads) |
Download or read book Fiber Crystal Growth from the Melt written by Tsuguo Fukuda and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-01-08 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fiber Crystal Growth from the Melt reviews the growth, modelling, characterization and application of single crystal fibers. Due to their very large length-to-diameter ratio together with perfect crystallographic structure and chemical homogeneity, such fibers have mechanical and physical properties that approach the theoretical values. Fukuda explains how their ultra-high strength enables their application as reinforcing agents in structural components. And he elucidates how and why fiber crystals are particularly well suited for wave guiding, tunable narrow-band filters and nonlinear optics and for the generation of green, blue and violet wavelenghts, and also as micro lasers and laser modulators.