Optical Properties of Solids
@inproceedings{Fox2002OpticalPO, title={Optical Properties of Solids}, author={Mark Fox}, year={2002} }
Preface 1. Introduction 2. Classical propagation 3. Interband absorption 4. Excitons 5. Luminescence 6. Semiconductor quantum wells 7. Free electrons 8. Molecular materials 9. Luminescence centres 10. Phonons 11. Nonlinear optics Appendix A: Electromagnetism in dielectrics Appendix B: Quantum theory of radiative absorption and emission Appendix C: Band theory Appendix D: Semiconductor p-i-n diodes
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