Optical Properties of Solids, 2/e (Paperback)

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 traditional discussion of crystalline materials, glasses and molecular solids are also covered.

The first edition included a number of subjects that are not normally covered in standard texts, notably semiconductor quantum wells, molecular materials, vibronic solid state lasers, and nonlinear optics. The basic structure of the second edition is unchanged, but all of the chapters have been updated and improved. Futhermore, a number of important new topics have been added, including:

DT Optical control of spin
DT Quantum dots
DT Plasmonics
DT Negative refraction
DT Carbon nanostructures (graphene, nanotubes and fullerenes)
DT NV centres in diamond

The text is aimed at final year undergraduates, masters students and researchers. It is mainly written for physicists, but might also be useful for electrical engineers, materials scientists and physical chemists. The topics are written in a clear tutorial style with worked examples, chapter summaries and exercises. A solutions manual is available on request for instructors.

這本成功教科書的第二版提供了關於固態材料光學物理的最新資訊。涵蓋了吸收、反射、發光和光散射等基本原理，並針對包括絕緣體、半導體和金屬在內的各種材料進行了探討。該教材首先回顧了經典光學，然後介紹了量子理論中的光學跃迁速率。除了傳統的晶體材料討論外，還包括了玻璃和分子固體的內容。

第一版中包含了一些通常在標準教材中不涉及的主題，特別是半導體量子井、分子材料、振動固態激光和非線性光學。第二版的基本結構保持不變，但所有章節都經過了更新和改進。此外，還新增了一些重要的新主題，包括：

- 光學對自旋的控制
- 量子點
- 表面等離子體
- 負折射
- 碳納米結構（石墨烯、奈米管和富勒烯）
- 鑽石中的NV中心

本教材主要針對大四本科生、碩士生和研究人員。主要面向物理學家，但對電氣工程師、材料科學家和物理化學家也有用。教材以清晰的教學風格撰寫，包含了實例、章節摘要和練習題。教師可以根據需要索取解答手冊。