Optical Properties of Solids (Oxford Master Series in Physics)
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Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
EAN (European Article Number): 9780198506126
Number of Items: 1
Binding: Paperback
Author: Mark Fox
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Edition: 1
Dewey Decimal Number: 530.412
Publication Date: 2002-01-17
Reading Level: 318
Description: This book gives an introduction to the optical properties of solids, including many new topics that have not been previously covered in other solid state texts at this level. The fundamental principles of absorption, reflection, luminescence and light scattering are discussed for a wide range of materials, including crystalline insulators and semiconductors, glasses, metals, and molecular materials. Classical and quantum models are used where appropriate along with recent experimental data. Examples include semiconductor quantum wells, organic semiconductors, vibronic solid state lasers, and nonlinear optics.
Customer Reviews
Review Summary: Optical properties of solids
Date: 2006-01-20
Details: I have used this book as reference manual while developing multilayer coatings for use as reflective coatings for nuclear radiation scinitilators.Ecellent reference on optical properties which are not readily available to us.
Review Summary: good basic introduction
Date: 2003-02-21
Details: I thought this book was a good basic introduction to the field of optical properties of solids. The strong point of this book is that it is well organized and gives many examples. It starts with the basics of Maxwell's equation, then moves on to talk about luminescence, excitons, quantum wells, luminescence centers ... I enjoyed reading about the examples given. It gives many basic descriptions of how optoelectronics device work such as light emitting diodes and Ti:sapphire lasers.
This book is geared toward anybody who has taken one semester of basic quantum and one semester of electricity and magnetism. It is easy to read and contains many diagrams. Chapters end with a useful list of references that go into more details. This book is not a reference for graduate level treatment of optical properties of solids. The nonlinear optics part is short and shallow. The quantum mechanical description is basic.
Overall, I would recommend this book to anybody that is learning for the first time about optical properties of solids. Solid state physics textbooks by Ashcroft & Mermin and Kittel do not contain a useful and up-to-date section on optical properties of solids. This book fills the gap.
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