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1. Review of electromagnetic radiation -- 1.1. Historical introduction -- 1.2. Maxwell's equations in free space -- 1.3. The free-space wave equation -- 1.4. Phase and group velocity -- 1.5. Energy flux -- 1.6. Resonator electric field -- 1.7. Problems

2. Polarization of light -- 2.1. Historical introduction -- 2.2. Polarization of light waves -- 2.3. Jones vector representation of polarization states -- 2.4. Optical elements and Jones matrices -- 2.5. Longitudinal field components -- 2.6. Problems

3. Radiation and scattering -- 3.1. Historical introduction -- 3.2. Summary of Maxwell's equations -- 3.3. Potential theory and the radiating EM field -- 3.4. Radiation from a dipole -- 3.5. Scattering -- 3.6. Polarization of Rayleigh scattered light -- 3.7. Radiation in the Coulomb gauge -- 3.8. Problems

4. Absorption and line broadening -- 4.1. Historical introduction -- 4.2. Extinction by a dipole -- 4.3. Field from a sheet of dipoles -- 4.4. Propagation in a dilute medium -- 4.5. Beer's law -- 4.6. Broadening -- 4.7. Absorption spectroscopy experiment -- 4.8. Problems

5. Macroscopic electrodynamics -- 5.1. Historical introduction -- 5.2. The local field -- 5.3. The macroscopic Maxwell equations -- 5.4. The polarization density and constitutive relation -- 5.5. Dielectric and impermeability tensors -- 5.6. The electromagnetic wave equation -- 5.7. Plane waves in dense matter -- 5.8. Classification of wave types -- 5.9. Reflection and transmission at an interface -- 5.10. Thin-film anti-reflection (AR) coating -- 5.11. Waves at a conducting interface -- 5.12. Problems

6. Optical properties of simple systems -- 6.1. Normal modes of motion -- 6.2. Local and collective modes -- 6.3. Optical properties of simple classical systems -- 6.4. Drude theory of metals -- 6.5. Semiconductors--the example of InSb -- 6.6. Kramers-Kronig relations -- 6.7. Problems

7. Crystal optics -- 7.1. Historical introduction -- 7.2. Polarizers -- 7.3. Birefringence (double refraction) -- 7.4. Retarders -- 7.5. Optical activity -- 7.6. Faraday effect -- 7.7. The k-vector surface of quartz -- 7.8. Off-axis waveplates -- 7.9. Problems

8. Electro-optic effects -- 8.1. Historical introduction -- 8.2. Optical indicatrix revisited -- 8.3. Electro-optic effects -- 8.4. Electro-optic retardation -- 8.5. Electro-optic amplitude modulation -- 8.6. Electro-optic phase modulation -- 8.7. The quadratic electro-optic effect -- 8.8. A microscopic model for electro-optic effects -- 8.9. High-frequency modulation -- 8.10. FM spectroscopy -- 8.11. Problems

9. Acousto-optic effects -- 9.1. Historical introduction -- 9.2. Interaction of light with acoustic waves -- 9.3. Elastic strain -- 9.4. The photoelastic effect -- 9.5. Diffraction of light by acoustic waves -- 9.6. Problems.

Optical Radiation and Matter provides a deeper look at electricity and magnetism and the interaction of optical radiation with molecules and solid materials. The focus is on developing an understanding of the sources of light, how light moves through matter, and how external electric and magnetic fields can influence the way light waves propagate through materials.

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Robert J. Brecha graduated from Wright State University (BS in Physics, 1983) and from the University of Texas at Austin (PhD in Physics, 1990) where his research focus was in the field of Quantum Optics. Since 1993 he has been at the University of Dayton where he is Professor of Physics, was a member of the Electro-optics Program, and is now affiliated with the Renewable and Clean Energy Program. He was founding coordinator of the Sustainability, Energy and the Environment (SEE) initiative from 2007-2015. From 2006-2017 he was a regular visiting scientist at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) in Germany, including one year as a Fulbright Fellow (2010-2011), and was visiting scientist at the Berlin think-tank Climate Analytics during 2018. He has published numerous papers on theoretical and experimental aspects of cavity quantum electrodynamics and molecular spectroscopy. More recently his research publications focus on energy efficiency in buildings, climate change mitigation strategies, and energy needs for sustainable development. J. Michael O'Hare is Distinguished Service Professor and Professor Emeritus of Physics and Electro-Optics. He served as chair of the Department of Physics from 1983 to 2007. A native of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, he received his BS degree from Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa, his MS from Purdue University and his PhD in theoretical physics from The State University of New York at Buffalo. He joined the faculty of The University of Dayton in 1966 and since then has taught physics courses at all levels. He has research experience in atomic, molecular, solid state and optical physics. While at the University of Dayton he has done theoretical and experimental work on the optical properties of materials, and was the principal investigator on various research contracts with the Air Force Materials Laboratory at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Dr O'Hare was a co-principal investigator on a NASA sponsored NOVA grant for the design of curricula for developing scientific literacy in preservice teachers.

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