Gives a comprehensive and coherent account of the basic methods to characterize a solid through its interaction with an electromagnetic field.

With chapters written by pioneering experts in various optical techniques, this comprehensive reference provides detailed descriptions of basic and advanced opt

For final year undergraduates and graduate students in physics, this book offers an up-to-date treatment of the optical properties of solid state materials.

Optical Properties of Solids covers the important concepts of intrinsic optical properties and photoelectric emission. The book starts by providing an introduct

"The book also presents the MO properties of f band ferromagnetic materials: Tm, Nd, Sm, Ce and La monochalcogenides, some important Yb compounds, SmB6 and Nd3S