1st Edition
Optical Properties of Solids An Introductory Textbook
This textbook presents the general point of views of the optical properties of solids and gives an overview of the landscape of optics in solid-state materials, especially focusing on optical imaging techniques. It presents the background of electromagnetic theory, which is based on Maxwell’s equations. It shows how to manipulate Maxwell’s equations in differential forms by utilizing vector analysis and how to calculate the electric field emerging from a single charge and from charge distributions in conductors and dielectrics under Maxwell’s boundary conditions. It analyzes the optical spectra from localized electronic states and goes over some well-known phenomena currently under research, such as nonlinear optical response of materials. It also gives a background on optical microscopy, focusing on the optical response of modern confocal microscopy on asymmetric materials, and introduces optical tomographic techniques to identify the locations and profiles of matter, concentrating on fluorescence diffuse optical tomography used as a probe in deep biological tissue.
The book is designed for all kinds of learners, especially independent learners, and is aimed to facilitate the visualization of related theoretical concepts. Problem sets have been provided with each chapter to examine the readers’ understanding of each concept.
Preface
Vector Analysis and Maxwell’s Equations
INTRODUCTION
SCALARS AND VECTORS
SCALAR AND VECTOR PRODUCTS
GRADIENT, DIVERGENCE AND ROTATION OF VECTORS
GAUSS’ S AND STOKES’S THEOREM
MAXWELL’S EQUATIONS
PROBLEMS
Electromagnetic Units and Electric Charges
INTRODUCTION
MKS UNITS
COULOMB’S LAW
CONDUCTOR AND INSULATOR
PROBLEMS
Electric Field and Electric Potential
INTRODUCTION
ELECTRIC FIELD
THE LINE OF ELECTRIC FORCE
ELECTRIC POTENTIAL
GAUSS’S LAW
OHM’S LAW
ELECTRIC DIPOLE
PROBLEMS
Capacitance and Electromagnetic Energy
INTRODUCTION
CAPACITANCE
ELECTROMAGNETIC ENERGY
COEFFICIENT OF ELECTROSTATIC POTENTIAL
PROBLEMS
Dielectric Materials
INTRODUCTION
POLARIZATION
ELECTRIC DISPLACEMENT AND DIELECTRIC CONSTANT
MAXWELL’S BOUNDARY CONDITIONS
PROBLEMS
Methods of Determining Electric Field and Potential
INTRODUCTION
LAPLACE-POISSON EQUATION
METHOD OF IMAGES
DIRECT SOLUTION
CONFOCAL MAPPING
GREEN’ S FUNCTION
PROBLEMS
Light
INTRODUCTION
LIGHT
DE BROGLIE WAVES
CABLE WAVES
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
PROBLEMS
Classical and Quantum Theory of Light
INTRODUCTION
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES IN VACUUM
POLARIZATION OF LIGHT
SPECTRUM OF LIGHT
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES IN MEDIUM
ELECTROMAGNETIC POTENTIAL
ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD QUANTIZATION
PROBLEMS
Classical Theory of Light-Matter Interaction I
INTRODUCTION
OPTICAL CONSTANTS
PROPAGATION OF LIGHT IN A MATERIAL
KRAMERS-KRONIG RELATIONS
PROBLEMS
Classical Theory of Light-Matter Interaction II
INTRODUCTION
LORENTZ MODEL
DRUDE MODEL
THEORY OF LOCAL FIELD
ELECROMAGNETIC FIELD RADIATION
PROBLEMS
Quantum Theory of Light-Matter Interaction
INTRODUCTION
QUANTUM THEORY OF MATTER
SEMI-CLASSICAL QUANTUM MECHANICAL TREATMENT
FULLY QUANTUM MECHANICAL TREATMENT
PROBLEMS
Electron-Nuclei Interaction
INTRODUCTION
SEPARATION OF MOTIONS OF ELECTRONS AND NUCLEI
MOLECULAR VIBRATIONS
ABSORPTION SPECTRUM
ORIGIN OF SPECTRAL PROFILE
PROBLEMS
Optical Spectra of Materials
INTRODUCTION
OPTICAL SPECTRA OF ATOMS
OPTICAL SPECTRA OF MOLECULES
OPTICAL SPECTRA OF CRYSTALS
PROBLEMS
Some Interesting Phenomena
INTRODUCTION
LUMINESCECE
LIGHT SCATTERING
LASER ACTION
OPTICAL SECOND HARMONIC GENERATION
PROBLEMS
Optics of Eyes
INTRODUCTION
COMPONENT OF EYES
FUNCTION OF EYES
OCULAR PROBLEM AND ITS CORRECTION
PROBLEMS
Appendix A
Index
Biography
Asst. Prof. Dr. Kitsakorn Locharoenrat is a lecturer in the Faculty of Science, Department of Physics, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL), Thailand. He obtained his B.S. degree in 1994 from Chulalongkorn University, Thailand, M.S. degree in 2000 from the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand, and Ph.D. in 2007 from the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Japan. His research fields of interest are synthesis of nanomaterials and optical microscopy and spectroscopy, including optical imaging technique.
"This is a good book on optical properties of solids. It starts with several introductory chapters on classical and quantum mechanical treatment of light–matter interaction and fundamental optics of solids such as light scattering, light absorption, emission, and lasing. The microscopy is treated in detail, including tunneling, atomic force, electron, and confocal microscopy. The final chapters are focused on optical tomography. I liked the way these subjects are covered and the materials included."
—Prof. Nasser Peyghambarian, University of Arizona, USA"This book is well organized and can be of great benefit for teaching the subject of optical properties of solid materials to undergraduate students. The text can also be used as handy reference material for researchers that need more understanding on optical properties."
Prof. Pieter Stroeve, University of California, Davis, USA