Optical materials / Joseph H. Simmons and Kelly S. Potter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Simmons, J. H. (Joseph Habib), 1941-

Contributor:

Potter, Kelly S.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Optical materials.

Materials science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (409 p.)

Place of Publication:

San Diego ; London : Academic, c2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book presents, in a unified form, the underlying physical and structural processes that determine the optical behavior of materials. It does this by combining elements from physics, optics, and materials science in a seamless manner, and introducing quantum mechanics when needed. The book groups the characteristics of optical materials into classes with similar behavior. In treating each type of material, the text pays particular attention to atomic composition and chemical makeup, electronic states and band structure, and physical microstructure so that the reader will gain insight into

Contents:

Front Cover; Optical Materials; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. Wave propagation; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Waves; 1.3 The electromagnetic spectrum; 1.4 Mathematical waves; 1.5 Electromagnetic waves; 1.6 Propagation characteristics; 1.7 Dispersion; 1.8 Kramers-Kronig relations; 1.9 Wave-particle duality; 1.10 Phonons; 1.11 Measurements; Appendix 1A. Solution of the wave equation by transform methods; Appendix 1B. General solution for propagation vectors; Appendix 1C. Kramers-Kronig relations; Chapter 2. Optical properties of conductors; 2.1 Introduction

2.2 Atomistic view: Drude model2.3 Plasma frequency; 2.4 Band structure in metals; 2.5 Coloration in metals; 2.6 Coloration by means of small metal particles; 2.7 Optical properties of superconductors; 2.8 Measurement techniques; Appendix 2A. Solution of the Mie theory equations; Chapter 3. Optical properties of insulators

Fundamentals; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Harmonic oscillator theory; 3.3 Selection rules for transitions between atomic levels; 3.4 Propagation of light through insulators; 3.5 Measurement techniques; Appendix 3A. Quantum mechanical treatment of the simple harmonic oscillator

Appendix 3B. Calculation of the refractive index of glassAppendix 3C. Ligand field theory concepts; Chapter 4. Optical Properties of Insulators - Some Applications; 4.1 Thin films; 4.2 Glasses, Crystals, and birefringence; 4.3 Photochromic and electrochromic behavior; 4.4 Oxides, chalcogenides, and halides; 4.5 Optical plastics; 4.6 Sources of color; Appendix 4A. Alternate calculation of multiple film stacks; Chapter 5. Optical Properties of Semiconductors; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Free-electron gas (Sommerfeld theory); 5.3 Nearly free-electron model; 5.4 Band structure

5.5 Impurity states and lattice imperfections5.6 Carrier densities; 5.7 Absorption and photoluminescence; 5.8 Measurements; 5.9 Materials and properties; 5.10 Quantum well structures, quantum wires, and quantum dots; Appendix 5A. Derivation of the carrier concentration equation; Appendix 5B. Derivation of absorption from direct interband transitions; Appendix 5C. Band structure of semiconductors; Chapter 6. Optical Gain and Lasers; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Spontaneous emission; 6.3 Line shapes; 6.4 Stimulated emission and absorption; 6.5 Absorption and amplification (gain)

6.6 Operational characteristics of lasers6.7 Laser cavity characteristics; 6.8 Examples of laser systems; 6.9 Semiconductor lasers; Chapter 7. NonLinear Optical Processes in Materials; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Mathematical treatment; 7.3 Second-order susceptibility; 7.4 Third-order susceptibility; 7.5 Test methods; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786611033644

9781281033642

1281033642

9780080513201

0080513204

OCLC:

476108266