Crystal Optics -- Learning resources wanted....

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Discussion Overview

The discussion focuses on identifying resources for understanding crystal optics, particularly aimed at graduate students. Participants share recommendations for books and other materials that cover the basics and advanced topics in the field.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory, Technical explanation, Homework-related

Main Points Raised

  • One participant suggests J.F. Nye's "Physical Properties of Crystals - their representation by tensors and matrices" as a crucial resource for graduate students, noting its thoroughness and readability.
  • Another participant mentions the relevant chapter in Born and Wolf as a standard introduction to crystal optics at the graduate level.
  • OSAs Handbook of Optics, particularly volume 4, is recommended for its extensive material on photonic bandgap materials and crystal optics.
  • Several participants express agreement on the value of the mentioned resources, indicating they plan to look for them in libraries.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally agree on the value of the recommended resources, but there is no explicit consensus on a single best resource or approach to learning crystal optics.

Contextual Notes

Some recommendations may depend on the specific focus within crystal optics, and the discussion does not address potential limitations of the suggested resources.

shpongle
What are some good resources : books, websites, etc to understand crystal optics? I am a graduate student and I want to start with the basics.
 
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One book that I think every graduate Physics Student needs to read is J.F. Nye's "Physical Properties of Crystals -their representation by tensors and matrices" . I think it has a section on crystal optics as well. It is one of the better textbooks that is very thorough and very insightful, and at the same time still relatively easy to read.
 
shpongle said:
What are some good resources : books, websites, etc to understand crystal optics? I am a graduate student and I want to start with the basics.

At the graduate level, a standard introduction is the relevant chapter in Born and Wolf. Beyond that (photonic bandgap materials, for example), OSAs Handbook of Optics has a lot of good material in volume 4.
 
Charles Link said:
One book that I think every graduate Physics Student needs to read is J.F. Nye's "Physical Properties of Crystals -their representation by tensors and matrices" . I think it has a section on crystal optics as well. It is one of the better textbooks that is very thorough and very insightful, and at the same time still relatively easy to read.
From the contents it looks fine! Thanks
 
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Andy Resnick said:
At the graduate level, a standard introduction is the relevant chapter in Born and Wolf. Beyond that (photonic bandgap materials, for example), OSAs Handbook of Optics has a lot of good material in volume 4.
It does have a chapter on crystals optics! Will search it in the library. Thanks
 

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