1st Edition

Optical Properties of Solids An Introductory Textbook

By Kitsakorn Locharoenrat Copyright 2016
    320 Pages 18 Color & 182 B/W Illustrations
    by Jenny Stanford Publishing

    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