1st Edition

Handbook of Infrared Optical Materials

Edited By Paul Klocek Copyright 1991
    632 Pages
    by CRC Press

    630 Pages
    by CRC Press

    This book includes a comprehensive presentation of the fundamental physics of optical matter, the definition of material physical properties, the listing and comparison of the physical properties of infrared optical materials, and the theory, design, and survey of infrared optical coatings.

    About the Series

    Preface

    Contributors

    Physical Properties of Materials: Theoretical Overview

    Malcolm E. Lines

    Definitions, Symbols, and Units

    Tensor Nature of the Physical Properties of Crystals

    Mechanical Properties

    Infrared Emission Mechanisms

    Linear Propagation of Radiation in Solids: Macroscopic Theory

    Chemical Thermodynamics

    Interaction of Light with Matter: Theoretical Overview

    Malcolm E. Lines

    Microscopic Theory of Dispersion and Absorption in Insulators

    Free Carrier Optical Properties

    Light Scattering

    Nonlinear Optics

    A Survey of Experiment Methods: Physical Property Determination

    Malcom E. Lines

    Elastic Compliances

    Piezoelectric Compliances

    Measurement of Radiant Flux

    Linear Optical Response

    Optical Loss Coefficient

    Infrared Magneto-optical

    Photoelastic Compliances Pijkl and qijkl

    Nonlinear Optical Compliances dijkl and Cijkl

    Electro-Optical Compliances rijk, fijk, Kijkl

    Physical Properties of Infrared Optical Materials

    James Steve Browder, Stanley S. Ballard, and Paul Klocek

    Optical Properties: Definitions and Units

    Thermal Properties: Definitions and Units

    Other Physical Properties: Definitions and Units

    Unique Physical Properties of Glasses

    Physical Property Comparisons of Infrared Optical Materials

    James Steve Browder, Stanley S. Ballard, and Paul Klocek

    Introduction

    Comparison of Properties

    Physical Properties of Crystalline Infrared Optical Materials

    James Steve Browder, Stanley S. Ballard, and Paul Klocek

    Physical Properties of Glass Infrared Optical Materials

    James Steve Browder, Stanley S. Ballard, and Paul Klocek

    Optical thin-Film Coatings

    Dale E. Morton

    Introduction

    Antireflection Coatings

    All-dielectric Mirror Coatings

    Bandpass Filters

    Metal Mirror Coatings

    Thin-Film Material Properties

    Appendix

    Index

    Biography

    Paul Klocek