Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; About the Series; Preface; Contributors; 1. Physical Properties of Materials: Theoretical Overview; 1.1 Definitions, Symbols, and Units; 1.2 Tensor Nature of the Physical Properties of Crystals; 1.3 Mechanical Properties; 1.4 Infrared Emission Mechanisms; 1.5 Linear Propagation of Radiation in Solids: Macroscopic Theory; 1.6 Chemical Thermodynamics; 2. Interaction of Light with Matter: Theoretical Overview; 2.1 Microscopic Theory of Dispersion and Absorption in Insulators; 2.2 Free Carrier Optical Properties; 2.3 Light Scattering.
  • 4.2 Thermal Properties: Definitions and Units4.3 Other Physical Properties: Definitions and Units; 4.4 Unique Physical Properties of Glasses; 5. Physical Property Comparisons of Infrared Optical Materials; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Comparison of Properties; 6. Physical Properties of Crystalline Infrared Optical Materials; 7. Physical Properties of Glass Infrared Optical Materials; 8. Optical Thin-Film Coatings; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Antireflection Coatings; 8.3 All-dielectric Mirror Coatings; 8.4 Bandpass Filters; 8.5 Metal Mirror Coatings; 8.6 Thin-Film Material Properties; Appendix; Index.