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Optical Properties of Solids

Optical Properties of Solids

Paperback

Series: Oxford Master Physics, Book 3

Technology & EngineeringPhysics

ISBN10: 0199573379
ISBN13: 9780199573370
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: May 20 2010
Pages: 418
Weight: 2.00
Height: 0.90 Width: 7.40 Depth: 9.60
Language: English
The second edition of this successful textbook provides an up-to-date account of the optical physics of solid state materials. The basic principles of absorption, reflection, luminescence, and light scattering are covered for a wide range of materials, including insulators, semiconductors and metals. The text starts with a review of classical optics, and then moves on to the treatment of optical transition rates by quantum theory. In addition to the traditional discussion of crystalline materials, glasses and molecular solids are also covered.

The first edition included a number of subjects that are not normally covered in standard texts, notably semiconductor quantum wells, molecular materials, vibronic solid state lasers, and nonlinear optics. The basic structure of the second edition is unchanged, but all of the chapters have been updated and improved. Futhermore, a number of important new topics have been added, including:

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