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:
DT Optical control of spin
DT Quantum dots
DT Plasmonics
DT Negative refraction
DT Carbon nanostructures (graphene, nanotubes and fullerenes)
DT NV centres in diamond
The text is aimed at final year undergraduates, masters students and
researchers. It is mainly written for physicists, but might also be
useful for electrical engineers, materials scientists and physical
chemists. The topics are written in a clear tutorial style with worked
examples, chapter summaries and exercises.
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