Optical Materials (2nd Ed.)
Auteurs : Potter Kelly S., Simmons Joseph H.
Optical Materials, Second Edition, 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 the kinds of materials engineering and processing conditions that are required to produce a material exhibiting a desired optical property. The physical principles are presented on many levels, including a physical explanation, followed by formal mathematical support and examples and methods of measurement. The reader may overlook the equations with no loss of comprehension, or may use the text to find appropriate equations for calculations of optical properties.
1. Wave Propagation2. Optical Properties of Conductors3. Optical Properties of Insulators - Fundamentals4. Optical Properties of Insulators - Materials, Devices, and Applications5. Optical Properties of Semiconductors6. Energy-Related Optical Materials7. Optical Gain and Lasers8. Nonlinear Optical processes in Materials
Materials Scientists & Engineers, Electrical Engineers, Physicist, Chemists, in Academia and R&D
Dr. Potter is a Fellow of the American Ceramic Society (ACerS), Director of the Arizona Research Initiative for Solar Energy (AzRISE), and is the current Vice-Chair of the Hardened Electronics and Radiation Technology (HEART) Society. She served on the Executive Committee of the Glass and Optical Materials Division of ACerS between 2009 and 2013, on the Steering Committee of the HEART Society from 2009-2012 and again from 2015-2024, as executive editor of the Journal of Radiation Effects Research and Engineering (JRERE) from 2015 to 2018, and has served on the Editorial Advisory Board of the Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids since 2011. She is the co-author of three textbooks in the field of optics, has authored more than 100 peer-reviewed publications, has delivered over 150 scholarly presentations to international audiences, and holds several patents. Her research, for which she has received a number of awards, focuses on radiation-hardened optics, photosensitive materials and devic
- Includes a fundamental description of optical materials at the beginner and advanced levels
- Provides a thorough coverage of the field and presents new concepts in an easy to understand manner that combines written explanations and equations
- Serves as a valuable toolbox of applications and equations for the working reader
Date de parution : 04-2021
Ouvrage de 530 p.
15x22.8 cm
Thèmes d’Optical Materials :
Mots-clés :
Absorption; Acceptor; Birefringence; Black-body radiation; Carrier concentration; Carrier drift and diffusion; Coherence length; Density of states; Difference frequency generation; Dispersion; Donor; Drude behavior; Dye lasers; Electric field-induced second harmonic; Exciton; Fabry-Perot cavities; Fiber lasers; Gas lasers; Glasses and crystals; Insulators; Interference; Junctions; Kramers Kronig; Lasers; LED; Light waves; Lorentz model; Luminescence; Maxwell’s equations; Metallic colors; Metals; Microscopy; Nonlinear absorption; Nonlinear optics; Nonlinear refraction; Optical cavities; Optical gain; Optical transparency; Phase matching; Photodiodes; Photonic devices; Photons; Photorefractive materials; Photosensitivity; Photothermal materials; Photovoltaics; Plasma resonance; Polarization; Polarization processes; Quantum electrodynamics; Rare earths; Reflection; Reflectivity; Refraction; Refractive index measurements; Scattering; Second-harmonic generation; Semiconductor; Semiconductor lasers; Semimetals; Short-pulse lasers; Solar cells; Solar concentrators; Solar energy; Solar hot water; Solar irradiance; Solar positions; Solar thermal power; Solid-state lasers; Sources of color in dielectrics; Spectroscopy; Sum frequency generation; Superconductors; Thin films; Transparent conductors; Wave equation