Evert J. PostWerner S. WeiglhoferCraig F. BohrenDaniel B. LitvinJohn M. ArnoldPartha P. BanerjeeDavid L. AndrewsHans SchmidAllan D. Boardman and Ming XieGraeme DewarDikshitulu K. KalluriLarissa V. Panina and Dmitriy P. MakhnovskiyRodger M. WalserTom G. MackayAkhlesh Lakhtakia and Martin W. McCall and Werner S. WeiglhoferDidier Felbacq and Frederic ZollaAndrey K. Sarychev and Vladimir M. ShalaevGeoff B. SmithAkhlesh Lakhtakia and Russell MessierMartin W. McCallSergey A. Maksimenko and Gregory Ya. SlepyanH. John Caulfield and Donald O. Henderson and Mikhail A. NoginovWilliam J. Firth and John M. McSloyWalid Tabbara and Veronique Rannou and Stefano SalioGeorge N. BorzdovToru Asahi and Jinzo KobayashiMathias SchubertDavid R. FearnTom G. MackayEdward SpenceMartin W. McCallAkhlesh LakhtakiaTom G. Mackay

Foreword	p. xxi
Preface	p. xxv
List of Contributors	p. xxxi
Part I General
Separating Field and Constitutive Equations in Electromagnetic Theory	p. 3
The beginnings	p. 4
Georgi's rationalization	p. 5
Georgi version of Minkowski electrodynamics	p. 7
SR(3)'s suffocating hold on field theories	p. 11
Mathematical specifics	p. 14
Conclusion	p. 22
References	p. 24
Constitutive Characterization of Simple and Complex Mediums	p. 27
Introduction: the curtain rises	p. 28
Basics: the Maxwell equations	p. 30
Setting the stage: constitutive relations	p. 32
Exploring the stage: simple mediums	p. 34
A plethora of complex mediums	p. 37
Regulating the stage: symmetries and constraints	p. 49
Preparing the stage: homogenization	p. 53
Concluding remarks	p. 55
References	p. 55
Isotropic Chiral Materials	p. 63
Introduction	p. 64
Polarization: the simple truth	p. 65
Circular birefringence and circular dichroism	p. 67
A digression on vectors	p. 70
Electromagnetic fields in a chiral material	p. 72
Essential reading	p. 76
References	p. 76
Point Group Symmetries	p. 79
Point groups	p. 80
Physical property tensors	p. 82
Tensor distinction of domains in ferroic crystals	p. 83
Domain tensors and tensor invariants	p. 92
Domain average engineering of ferroics	p. 94
Conclusions	p. 96
Appendix A Point group symbols	p. 96
Appendix B Form of tensors	p. 97
References	p. 98
Part II Nonlinear Optical Materials
Nonlinear Optics Using Semiconductor Quantum Wells	p. 105
Introduction	p. 106
Theoretical nonlinear optics	p. 108
Quantum wells	p. 110
Second-order quasi-phase-matching	p. 113
Third-order nonlinearity	p. 116
Conclusions	p. 118
References	p. 118
Organic Thin-Film Photorefractive Materials	p. 121
Introduction	p. 122
Photorefractive polymers	p. 123
Engineering photorefractive polymers	p. 124
Wave mixing in photorefractive polymers	p. 127
Real-time edge enhancement	p. 131
Edge-enhanced correlation	p. 133
Conclusion	p. 136
References	p. 137
Optical Energy Harvesting Materials	p. 141
Introduction	p. 142
Precepts from photobiology	p. 143
Resonance energy transfer	p. 145
Dendrimers	p. 149
Rare-earth materials for energy pooling	p. 151
Energy pooling in multichromophore arrays	p. 155
The future of energy pooling	p. 157
References	p. 158
Part III Magnetic Materials
Magnetoelectric Effects in Insulating Magnetic Materials	p. 167
Introduction	p. 168
Thermodynamic potential	p. 169
Linear and bilinear magnetoelectric effects	p. 172
Spontaneous magnetoelectric effects and related phenomenons	p. 178
Selected applications	p. 181
Conclusions	p. 187
References	p. 188
Magneto-optics: A Critical Review	p. 197
Introduction	p. 198
Linear magneto-optics of bulk material	p. 201
Envelopes in a waveguide	p. 207
Complex planar waveguide	p. 213
Vector solitons	p. 216
Concluding remarks	p. 217
References	p. 219
Static and Dynamic Magnetoelasticity	p. 223
Introduction	p. 224
Magnetoelastic interaction	p. 225
Static and dynamic measurements	p. 236
Villari and [Delta]E effects	p. 239
Wiedemann effect	p. 240
Conclusion	p. 241
References	p. 242
Frequency Shifts Induced by a Time-Varying Magnetoplasma Medium	p. 245
Introduction	p. 246
Frequency change due to a temporal discontinuity in the medium properties	p. 246
Time-varying plasma medium	p. 248
Sudden creation of an unbounded plasma medium	p. 251
Switched plasma slab	p. 253
Applications	p. 254
Time-varying magnetoplasma medium	p. 255
Conclusion	p. 262
References	p. 264
Magnetoimpedance in Multilayered Films for Miniature Magnetic Sensors	p. 267
Introduction	p. 268
Analysis of MI in multilayer structures	p. 269
Asymmetric magnetoimpedance (AMI)	p. 275
Experimental methods	p. 278
Film preparation and experimental results	p. 280
Practical MI sensor design	p. 286
Conclusions	p. 288
References	p. 289
Part IV Composite Materials
Metamaterials: An Introduction	p. 295
Introduction	p. 296
Conventional macroscopic composites	p. 297
Examples of metamaterials	p. 303
Electromagnetic metamaterials	p. 306
Conclusions	p. 313
References	p. 314
Homogenization of Linear and Nonlinear Complex Composite Materials	p. 317
Introduction	p. 318
Preliminaries	p. 319
Conventional approaches to homogenization	p. 322
SPFT homogenization	p. 325
Weakly nonlinear regime	p. 330
Concluding remarks	p. 337
Appendix 1	p. 338
Appendix 2	p. 341
References	p. 342
Negative Phase-Velocity Mediums	p. 347
Introduction	p. 348
Phenomenology	p. 350
Experimental evidence	p. 354
Terminology	p. 357
Research trends	p. 357
Concluding remarks	p. 358
References	p. 359
Scattering Theory of Photonic Crystals	p. 365
Introduction	p. 366
Scattering theory of photonic crystals	p. 367
Two-dimensional photonic crystals	p. 378
Resonant modes	p. 385
Current problems and future directions	p. 388
Concluding remarks	p. 390
References	p. 390
Part V Nanostructured Materials
Optical Properties of Metal-Dielectric Films	p. 397
Introduction	p. 398
Generalized Ohm's law approximation and giant fluctuations of local electromagnetic fields	p. 399
Surface plasmon polaritons	p. 403
Resonant transmission	p. 404
Light-induced resonant transmission	p. 408
Extraordinary optical transmittance through nanoholes	p. 409
Electric and magnetic resonances	p. 411
Light circuiting in nanoholes	p. 413
Concluding remarks	p. 414
References	p. 415
Nanostructured Thin Films	p. 421
Introduction	p. 422
Nanostructured films containing conductors: an overview	p. 426
Thin films containing nanoparticles	p. 429
Metal thin films on dielectric nanoparticles and nanostructures	p. 438
Dense arrays, clusters touching particles	p. 440
Conclusions	p. 442
References	p. 443
The Past, the Present, and the Future of Sculptured Thin Films	p. 447
Introduction	p. 448
From columnar to sculptured thin films	p. 449
Electromagnetic field equations	p. 458
Applications of STFs	p. 461
Future research directions	p. 467
References	p. 468
Towards Optoelectronic Applications of Chiral Sculptured Thin Films	p. 479
Introduction	p. 480
Preliminaries	p. 481
Chiral sculptured thin films	p. 484
Full electromagnetic analysis	p. 486
The optical response of a CSTF to axial excitation	p. 488
Coupled-wave techniques	p. 491
The multireflectivity model of CSTFs	p. 493
Applications	p. 495
Conclusion	p. 502
References	p. 504
Electromagnetics of Carbon Nanotubes	p. 507
Introduction	p. 508
Electron transport in carbon nanotubes	p. 509
Linear electrodynamics of carbon nanotubes	p. 515
Nonlinear processes in nanotubes	p. 524
Quantum electrodynamics of carbon nanotubes	p. 532
Conclusion	p. 539
References	p. 540
Part VI Patterns and Statistics
Randomness in Complex Materials	p. 549
Introduction	p. 550
Raw material for self-organization	p. 551
Random lasing in scattering solid-state materials	p. 552
Ease of manufacturing	p. 559
Uniformization of optical roperties	p. 563
Conclusion	p. 564
References	p. 566
Nonlinear Spatial Structures	p. 571
General introduction	p. 572
Pattern formation in nonlinear optics	p. 576
Solitonlike self-localized structures	p. 580
Conclusions	p. 585
References	p. 585
Statistical Approaches to Scattering	p. 591
Introduction	p. 592
Elements of the statistical vocabulary	p. 592
The statistical approach	p. 594
Application I: Crosstalk	p. 595
Transmission-line coupling	p. 600
Results	p. 601
Conclusion	p. 606
References	p. 606
Elastic Orthonormal Beams and Localized Fields	p. 609
Introduction	p. 610
Basic relations	p. 612
Superpositions of longitudinal eigenwaves	p. 621
Superpositions of transverse eigenwaves	p. 627
Complex field structures	p. 634
Conclusion	p. 637
References	p. 638
Part VII Measurements
Polarimeter for Anisotropic Optically Active Materials	p. 645
Introduction	p. 646
Optical activity	p. 649
Principle of high-accuracy universal polarimeter (HAUP)	p. 651
Examples of experimental results	p. 660
Chiral physics	p. 669
References	p. 671
Generalized Ellipsometry	p. 677
Introduction	p. 678
Experimental	p. 679
Birefringence in stratified mediums	p. 679
Generalized ellipsometry	p. 680
Light propagation in layered anisotropic mediums	p. 684
Generalized ellipsometry data analysis	p. 688
A survey of birefringent material applications	p. 690
Conclusions	p. 703
References	p. 704
In memoriam: Werner S. Weiglhofer
Professor Werner S. Weiglhofer (1962-2003)	p. 713
Personal Memories of Werner S. Weiglhofer	p. 719
Werner S. Weiglhofer--A Personal Tribute	p. 721
Memories of Werner S. Weiglhofer	p. 723
My Friend Werner	p. 725
Published Scientific Works of Werner S. Weiglhofer	p. 731
Index	p. 749