Kramers-Kronig Relations in Optical Materials Research

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. TOC:Introduction.- Electrodynamical Properties of a General Physical System.- General Properties of the Linear Optical Response.- Kramers-Kronig Relations and Sum Rules in Linear Optics.- General Properties of the Nonlinear Optical Response.- Kramers-Kronig Relations and Sum Rules in Nonlinear Optics.- Kramers-Kronig Relations and Sum Rules for Harmonic Generation Processes.- Kramers-Kronig Relations and Sum Rules for Data Analysis: Examples.- Modified Kramers-Kronig Relations in Nonlinear Optics.- The Maximum Entropy Method: Theory and Applications.- Conclusions.- Appendix.