This text describes the technique of optical spectroscopy applied to problems in condensed matter physics. It relates theoretical understanding to experimental measurement, including discussion of the optical spectroscopy of inorganic insulators, with many illustrative examples.…
The work presented in this thesis is concerned with the propagation of acoustic waves through phononic crystal systems and their ability to attenuate sound in the low frequency regime. The plane wave expansion method and finite element method are utilised to investigate the prop…
