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
