Kramers-Kronig Relations in Optical Materials Research

Dr. Valerio Lucarini, Professor Dr. Kai-Erik Peiponen, Dr. Jarkko J. Saarinen, Dr. Erik M. Vartiainen (auth.)9783540236733, 3-540-23673-2

This is the first one-volume work to provide a thorough and comprehensive description of the physical background, rigorous theory and applications of Kramers-Kronig relations in the fields of linear and nonlinear optical spectroscopy. Currently, Kramers-Kronig relations have become basic tools in the investigation of the optical properties of materials. A brief presentation of the related data-retrieval technique, the maximum entropy method, is also given. The contents and style potentially make this a standard text for physicists, chemists and engineers interested in optical-materials research and development.

Table of contents :
Introduction….Pages 1-3
Electrodynamic Properties of a General Physical System….Pages 5-10
General Properties of the Linear Optical Response….Pages 11-26
Kramers-Kronig Relations and Sum Rules in Linear Optics….Pages 27-48
General Properties of the Nonlinear Optical Response….Pages 49-69
Kramers-Kronig Relations and Sum Rules in Nonlinear Optics….Pages 71-81
Kramers-Kronig Relations and Sum Rules for Harmonic-Generation Processes….Pages 83-92
Kramers-Kronig Relations and Sum Rules for Data Analysis: Examples….Pages 93-107
Modified Kramers-Kronig Relations in Nonlinear Optics….Pages 109-114
The Maximum Entropy Method: Theory and Applications….Pages 115-131
Conclusions….Pages 133-135