Chapter 22: Optical Properties

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1. Issues to Address
2. Light Interactions with Solids
3. Optical Properties of Metals-Absorption
4. Optical Properties of Metals-Reflection
5. Selected Absorption by Nonmetals
6. Color of Nonmetals
7. Speed of Transmitted Light-Refraction
8. Applications: Luminescence
9. Applications: Photoconductivity
10. Applications: Fiber Optics