This book provides a comprehensive overview of the chalcogenide glass science and
various applications based on the glasses. It starts with a review on the glass-forming ability …

A review of recent progress in optical recording of surface relief structures in the films of two
classes of photoresponsive non-crystalline materials (azobenzene-containing polymers and …

Direct one step grating relief formation by laser beam on the surface of amorphous
chalcogenide nanomultilayers of the composition As 2 S 3–Se was performed. Successive …

Photoinduced matter motion in thin films containing azobenzene derivatives grafted to a
polymer backbone is investigated by means of near-field probe microscopy. We evidence …

New supramolecular structures were attained by an original approach based on mixing the
concepts of polyamidic acid (PAA) host and an azochromophore guest with hydrogen …

Surface relief gratings formation in amorphous selenium thin films in two recording
configurations with light intensity modulation were studied in situ by real-time atomic force …

We have systematically studied the optical properties, the effect of laser illumination, and the
effect of light induced surface deformation through direct fabrication of surface relief gratings …

Diffusion mass transfer in thin chalcogenide films under illumination by a focused Gaussian
beam have been studied both experimentally and theoretically. It is demonstrated that …

Planar ring resonator waveguides are fabricated in thin films of As_2S_3 chalcogenide
glass, deposited on silica-on-silicon substrates. Waveguide cores are directly written by …

Chalcogenide glasses including As 2 S 3 and Se are known to exhibit a variety of
photoinduced deformations such as volume expansions, anisotropic shape changes, and …