Sculptured Thin Films: Nanoengineered Morphology and Optics

Akhlesh Lakhtakia and Russell Messier, 2005, SPIE--The International Society for Optical Engineering, 299 pp., hardcover, includes CD-ROM

ISBN: 0819456063

This introductory text lays the foundation for understanding thin-film morphology and the response characteristics of optical sculptured thin film (STF) devices, enabling scientists and technologists to design and engineer STF materials and devices. The accompanying CD-ROM contains Mathematica programs designed for use with the book.

Contents
List of Acronyms | List of Principal Symbols and Operators | Overview | History of Thin-Film Morphology | PVD Methods for STFs | Engineering of Thin-Film Morphology | Speculations on STF Morphology | Macroscopic Electromagnetism | Optics of CTFs | Optics of Sculptured Nematic Thin Films | Optics of Chiral STFs | Optical Applications of Chiral STFs | Appendix: Dyads and Dyadics

This book is available in the Wolfram Research bookstore.