Structure and Properties of Materials

  1. Optical Properties
    1. Basic Concepts
      1. Electromagnetic Radiation
        1. Wavelength and Frequency
          1. Energy of Photons
            1. Electromagnetic Spectrum
            2. Light-Matter Interactions
              1. Optical Constants
                1. Refractive Index
                  1. Extinction Coefficient
                    1. Complex Refractive Index
                  2. Light Interactions with Solids
                    1. Reflection
                      1. Fresnel Equations
                        1. Surface Reflection
                          1. Internal Reflection
                          2. Refraction
                            1. Snell's Law
                              1. Refractive Index
                                1. Dispersion
                                2. Absorption
                                  1. Beer-Lambert Law
                                    1. Absorption Coefficient
                                      1. Electronic Transitions
                                        1. Phonon Absorption
                                        2. Transmission
                                          1. Transparency
                                            1. Translucency
                                              1. Opacity
                                              2. Scattering
                                                1. Rayleigh Scattering
                                                  1. Mie Scattering
                                                    1. Surface Scattering
                                                  2. Electronic Transitions
                                                    1. Band-to-Band Transitions
                                                      1. Exciton Formation
                                                        1. Color in Materials
                                                          1. Absorption Edge
                                                          2. Optical Properties of Different Materials
                                                            1. Metals
                                                              1. Free Electron Absorption
                                                                1. Plasma Frequency
                                                                  1. Reflectivity
                                                                  2. Semiconductors
                                                                    1. Band Gap Absorption
                                                                      1. Direct and Indirect Transitions
                                                                        1. Photoconductivity
                                                                        2. Insulators and Dielectrics
                                                                          1. Wide Band Gap
                                                                            1. Transparency
                                                                              1. Ionic Crystals
                                                                              2. Glasses
                                                                                1. Amorphous Structure
                                                                                  1. Optical Transparency
                                                                                    1. Glass Formation
                                                                                  2. Luminescence
                                                                                    1. Photoluminescence
                                                                                      1. Electroluminescence
                                                                                        1. Cathodoluminescence
                                                                                          1. Phosphors
                                                                                            1. Quantum Efficiency
                                                                                            2. Lasers
                                                                                              1. Stimulated Emission
                                                                                                1. Population Inversion
                                                                                                  1. Optical Amplification
                                                                                                    1. Laser Materials
                                                                                                      1. Laser Applications
                                                                                                      2. Nonlinear Optical Properties
                                                                                                        1. Second Harmonic Generation
                                                                                                          1. Electro-Optic Effect
                                                                                                            1. Photorefractive Effect
                                                                                                            2. Optical Fibers
                                                                                                              1. Total Internal Reflection
                                                                                                                1. Numerical Aperture
                                                                                                                  1. Fiber Materials

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