Optical Properties of Solids

by Mark Fox

Book Overview

The second edition of this successful textbook provides an up-to-date account of the optical physics of solid state materials. The basic principles of absorption, reflection, luminescence, and light scattering are covered for a wide range of materials, including insulators, semiconductors and metals. The text starts with a review of classical optics, and then moves on to the treatment of optical transition rates by quantum theory. In addition to the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199573379
• ISBN13: 9780199573370
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.4" x 9.6"