Overview
- Uses a rigorous, bottom-up approach to describe the fundamental concepts of light–matter interactions
- Provides a detailed mathematical treatment, combined with heuristic and intuitive approaches to more advanced problems
- Uniquely interdisciplinary focus, combining optics, quantum mechanics, electrodynamics, and solid-state physics
Part of the book series: UNITEXT for Physics (UNITEXTPH)
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Table of contents (19 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Selected Facets of the Light–Matter Interaction in Classical Physics
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A Pedestrian’s Guide to Quantum Mechanics
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Energy Levels and Spectroscopic Properties of Simple Atoms
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Introduction to Molecular Physics and Spectroscopy
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Optical Properties of Continuous Media
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About this book
This book offers a didactic introduction to light–matter interactions at both the classical and semi-classical levels. Pursuing an approach that describes the essential physics behind the functionality of any optical element, it acquaints students with the broad areas of optics and photonics. Its rigorous, bottom-up approach to the subject, using model systems ranging from individual atoms and simple molecules to crystalline and amorphous solids, gradually builds up the reader’s familiarity and confidence with the subject matter. Throughout the book, the detailed mathematical treatment and examples of practical applications are accompanied by problems with worked-out solutions. In short, the book provides the most essential information for any graduate or advanced undergraduate student wishing to begin their course of study in the field of photonics, or to brush up on important concepts prior to an examination.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Olaf Stenzel received his Diplom in Physics in 1986 from Moscow State University and his doctoral degree (Dr. rer. nat.) in 1990 from the Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany. In 1999 he earned his Habilitation (Dr. habil.) and, in 2001, joined the Optical Coating Department at the Fraunhofer Institute of Applied Optics and Precision Engineering in Jena, Germany. He regularly gives master-level lectures at the Friedrich Schiller University in Jena on thin-film optics and the structure of matter. He has authored and co-authored more than 100 peer-reviewed scientific papers and 4 books.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Light–Matter Interaction
Book Subtitle: A Crash Course for Students of Optics, Photonics and Materials Science
Authors: Olaf Stenzel
Series Title: UNITEXT for Physics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-87144-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-87143-7Published: 09 February 2022
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-87146-8Published: 09 February 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-87144-4Published: 08 February 2022
Series ISSN: 2198-7882
Series E-ISSN: 2198-7890
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXVII, 548
Number of Illustrations: 11 b/w illustrations, 158 illustrations in colour
Topics: Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices, Optical and Electronic Materials, Materials Science, general, Quantum Physics, Condensed Matter Physics, Inorganic Chemistry