This book will connect light-matter interactions and device performance. Useful for those studying or working with optoelectronic devices, optical materials, and nano-plasmonics, this book provides the fundamental knowledge of light-matter interactions in the optical wavelength range, which can establish the required techniques to investigate the working mechanisms of solar cells, light-emitting diodes, and nano-plasmonic devices.

The functions of various optical components will be explained, which can provide the required knowledge to design optical measurement systems.

One of the most fundamental light-matter interactions is the absorption of a photon that causes an electron to move up from its ground state to an excited state. The excited state could be virtual or a quantum level in a molecule depending on the energy of the photon and the difference between the energy levels in the molecule.

The interaction of light with matter and the further development of novel materials that can manipulate light are foundational for numerous applications in optics, sensing, communications, materials processing, characterization, imaging, and other technologies.

Chapter 1: Wave propagations, wave properties and wave manipulations

Chapter 2: Dielectric responses at low frequencies, optical dielectric responses, transfer matrix method

Chapter 3: Laser beam propagations, beam expanders, objective lens, optical couplers, Fresnel lens, plasmonic lens

Chapter 4: Optical spectroscopy (Transmittance /reflectance spectrometer, Photoluminescence spectrometer, Raman scattering spectrometer, Near-field optical spectrometers, Surface-enhanced Raman scattering effects, and the related curve analyses)

Chapter 5: Principles of waveguides, optical sensors, optical detectors, and nano-plasmonic sensors

Chapter 6 : Exciton generations, exciton emissions, exciton diffusions, exciton dissociations, and energy transfer

Chapter 7: Energy diagram of metals and semiconductors, Luminescent materials, Carrier recombination, Carrier injection, and Carrier transport

Chapter 8: Quantum dots and Quantum wells

Chapter 9: Photovoltaic solar cells: Fabrications and design concepts

Chapter 10: Light-emitting diodes: Fabrications and design concepts