Materials Science

13.

Optical Properties of Materials

13.1.

Electromagnetic Radiation

13.1.1.

Wave Nature of Light

13.1.2.

Photon Nature of Light

13.1.3.

Electromagnetic Spectrum

13.1.4.

Refractive Index

13.2.

Light-Matter Interactions

13.2.1.

13.2.1.1.

Electronic Transitions

13.2.1.2.

Absorption Coefficient

13.2.1.3.

Beer-Lambert Law

13.2.2.

13.2.2.1.

Fresnel Equations

13.2.2.2.

13.2.3.

13.2.3.1.

13.2.3.2.

13.2.4.

13.2.4.1.

13.2.4.2.

13.2.5.

13.2.5.1.

Rayleigh Scattering

13.2.5.2.

13.3.

Electronic Band Structure and Optical Properties

13.3.1.

Interband Transitions

13.3.2.

Direct and Indirect Band Gaps

13.3.3.

Optical Absorption Edge

13.4.

Color and Appearance

13.4.1.

Origin of Color

13.4.2.

Selective Absorption

13.4.3.

Interference Colors

13.4.4.

Metallic Luster

13.5.

13.5.1.

Photoluminescence

13.5.1.1.

13.5.1.2.

Phosphorescence

13.5.2.

Electroluminescence

13.5.3.

Cathodoluminescence

13.6.

Nonlinear Optical Properties

13.6.1.

Second Harmonic Generation

13.6.2.

Electro-optic Effect

13.7.

Optical Materials and Applications

13.7.1.

Optical Glasses

13.7.2.

Optical Crystals

13.7.3.

13.7.4.

Laser Materials

13.7.5.

Photonic Crystals

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