Book Reviews

Luminescence Spectroscopy of Semiconductors

Ivan Pelant and Jan Valenta | 28 December 2016 | Review by Marko Spasenović

This superbly organized graduate-level textbook fills a gap between general texts on optics of solids and handbooks of luminescence spectroscopy. read more  

Book Reviews

The Quantum Story: A History in 40 Moments

Jim Baggott (Editor) | 21 December 2016 | Review by Bogdan Hoanca

Jim Baggott has used his own magic to write a book that dives deeply into the quantum world, explaining it without the arcane mathematics typical of technical books. read more  

Book Reviews

The Optomechanical Constraint Equations

Alson E. Hatheway | 15 December 2016 | Review by K. Alan Shore

This book is an example of how key knowledge from optics may be transferred to other fields—in this case, mechanical engineers. read more  

Book Reviews

Basic Elements of Crystallography, Second Edition

Nevill Gonzalez Szwacki and Teresa Szwacka | 09 December 2016 | Review by Barry R. Masters

The authors provide a very basic, concise and descriptive introduction to crystallography, suitable for readers who wish to grasp the basics. read more  

Book Reviews

Graphene: A New Paradigm in Condensed Matter and Device Physics

E. L. Wolf | 02 December 2016 | Review by Silvano Donati

The book is a lucid introduction to the physics and potential applications of graphene, a material discovered in 2004 by Andre Geim and Kontstantin Novoselov (the two went on to win the 2010 Nobel Prize winners in physics for their discovery). read more  

Book Reviews

Lectures on Light: Nonlinear and Quantum Optics using the Density Matrix

Stephen C. Rand | 01 December 2016 | Review by Mircea Dragoman

The second edition of this book intends to bridge the gap between quantum mechanics and research in modern optics. read more  

Book Reviews

Crystallography: A Very Short Introduction

A.M. Glazer | 21 November 2016 | Review by Albert C. Claus

For anyone—layperson or technician—who would like to know what crystallography is all about, this is the book to read. read more  

Book Reviews

Introduction to Organic Electronic and Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, 2nd Ed.

Sam-Shajing Sun and Larry R. Dalton (Editors) | 17 November 2016 | Review by Daniela Dragoman

This book is one of the most complete regarding the applications of organic materials in electronics and optoelectronics. The second edition of this monumental book has more than 1,000 pages that span across 33 chapters. read more  

Book Reviews

Second Order Non-linear Optics of Silicon and Silicon Nanostructures

O. A. Aktsipetrov, I. M. Baranova and K. N. Evtyukhov | 15 November 2016 | Review by Reva Garg

A useful resource for a wide range of readers, from undergraduates to researchers in the field of nonlinear optics, semiconductor physics and microelectronics. read more  

Book Reviews

Quantum Wells, Wires and Dots: Theoretical and Computational Physics of Semiconductor Nanostructures, 4th Edition

P. Harrison and A. Valavanis | 02 November 2016 | Review by Daniela Dragoman

This highly recommended work is one of the most complete books dedicated to the theoretical and computational aspects of quantum structures. read more