The Physics of Thin Film Optical Spectra An Introduction /

• Main Author: Stenzel, Olaf (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2005.
• Series: Springer Series in Surface Sciences, 44
• Subjects: Physics.; Condensed matter.; Lasers.; Photonics.; Optics.; Optoelectronics.; Plasmons (Physics).; Optical materials.; Electronic materials.; Nanotechnology.; Condensed Matter Physics.; Optics, Optoelectronics, Plasmonics and Optical Devices.; Optical and Electronic Materials.; Laser Technology, Photonics.

The book is intended to bridge the gap between fundamental physics courses (such as optics, electrodynamics, quantum mechanics and solid state physics) and highly specialized literature on the spectroscopy, design, and application of optical thin film coatings. Basic knowledge from the above-mention...

Table of Contents:

• Classical Description of the Interaction of Light with Matter
• The Linear Dielectric Susceptibility General
• The Classical Treatment of Free and Bound Charge Carriers
• Derivations from the Oscillator Model
• The Kramers-Kronig Relations
• Interface Reflection and Interference Phenomena in Thin Film Systems
• Planar Interfaces
• Thick Slabs and Thin Films
• Extended Details: Gradient Index Films and Multilayers
• 9 Special Geometries
• Semiclassical Description of the Interaction of Light with Matter
• Einstein Coefficients
• Semiclassical Treatment of the Dielectric Function
• Solid State Optics
• Basics of Nonlinear Optics
• Some Basic Effects of Nonlinear Optics
• Summary.