An introduction to the Optic Solid State Properties of the alexandre.baron@u-bordeaux.fr April 13, 2021Contents 1 Electromagnetism in matter Ll 12 14 Maxwell’s equations in matter From the miscoscopic to the macroscopic 1.2.1 Dipole moment and polarizability of atoms 1.22 Polarization and the Claussius-Mossoti relation 1.2.3 The complex dielectric constant 1.2.4 Basic optical properties of the solid state The propagation equation 1.3.1 Establishing the propagation equation, 1.3.2 Plane Wave solutions . : 1.3.3. The complex index of refraction Reflectance, Transmittance and absorption 14.1 The Fresnel coefficients 14.2 Bnergy Balances Models for the dielectric constant 1.5.1 The free el 1.5.2. The bound electron model : the Lorentz model ctron model : Drude model Optical Properties of metals 21 2.2 Volume plasmons and transverse optical plasma modes Surface plasmons Optical properties of nanoparticles BL 32 33 Brief reminder of crucial pl 3.1.1 Plane Wave and intensity 3.1.2 Scattering formalism and the optical theorem, 3.13. Scattering efficiency 3.1.4 Dipoles and multipoles 3.1.5 Resonator Historical Interm« Mie Theory : 3.3.1 Multipolar coefficients 3.3.2 Cross-section efficiencies 10 10 ul 12 13 13 15 16 17 19 20 21 23, 23, 25 29 29 31 35 35 36 38 4 41 44 46 BL 51 52.4 CONTENTS 3.4 Particles small compared with the wavelength... . 53 3.5 Thermal radiation... cee : : a4 Appendix 59