ISBN: 354066582x
TITLE: Optical Properties of Diamond
AUTHOR: Zaitsev
TOC:

1 Refraction 1
1.1 Value and Spectral Dependence 1
1.1.1 Natural Diamonds 1
1.1.2 HPHT Synthetic Diamonds 4
1.1.3 CVD Diamond Films 5
1.2 Dependence on Temperature, Pressure and Defects 6
1.2.1 Temperature Dependence 6
1.2.2 Pressure Dependence 7
1.2.3 Influence of Defects 8
1.3 Birefringence 8
1.3.1 Elasto-Optical Constants 8
1.3.2 Influence of Defects and Impurities 9
2 Reflection and Transmission 13
2.1 Reflection 13
2.1.1 Natural and HPHT Synthetic Diamonds 13
2.1.2 CVD Diamond Films 15
2.1.3 Influence of Defects and External Forces 15
2.2 Transmission 16
3 Vibronic Absorption 19
3.1 Intrinsic Features 19
3.1.1 One-Phonon Region 19
3.1.2 Multi-Phonon Region 23
3.2 Defect-Induced Vibrational Bands 27
4 Scattering 69
4.1 Rayleigh Scattering 69
4.2 Raman Scattering 69
4.2.1 General Properties 69
4.2.2 Raman Features 73
4.3 Miscellaneous 121
5 Optical Electronic Transitions 125
5.1 Optical Bands 125

5.2 Optical Continua 359
5.3 Electron-Phonon Coupling at Optical Centers 372
6 Coloration of Diamond 377
6.1 Red 377
6.2 Yellow 379
6.3 Green 381
6.4 Blue 383
6.5 Brown 384
6.6 White 386
6.7 Dark and Black 386
6.8 Miscellaneous 386
7 Physical Classification of Diamond 389
7.1 Type I 389
7.1.1 Type Ia 389
7.1.2 Type Ib 390
7.1.3 Type Ic 391
7.2 Type II 391
7.2.1 Type IIa 391
7.2.2 Type IIb 392
7.2.3 Type IIc 392
7.3 Miscellaneous 392
8 Interaction with Energetic Light Beams 395
8.1 Laser Treatment 395
8.1.1 ArF Laser (6.42 eV, 193 nm) 396
8.1.2 KrF Laser (5.0 eV, 248 nm) 397
8.1.3 Frequency Quadrupled Nd:YAG Laser (4.66 eV, 266 nm) 398
8.1.4 XeC1 Laser (4.02 eV, 308 nm) 398
8.1.5 Copper Vapor Laser (2.43 eV, 5 10 nm) 399
8.1.6 Arn^+Laser(2.99 eV,415 and2.54 eV, 514 nm) 399
8.1.7 Frequency Doubled Nd:YAG Laser (2.33 eV, 532 nm) 399
8.1.8 Ruby Laser (1.786 eV, 694 nm) 400
8.1.9 Nd:YAG Laser (1.17 eV, 1.06 mum) 400
8.1.10 CO_2Laser(0.117eV, 10.6 mum) 401
8.2 Synchrotron Irradiation 401
8.3 Miscellaneous 402
9 Thermostimulated Luminescence and Tunnel Luminescence 405
9.1 TSL and TL Features 405
9.2 Optical Centers in TSL 409
9.3 Miscellaneous 410
10 Photoconductivity 413
10.1 Thresholds and Peaks 413
10.2 Microwave Photoconductivity 423
10.3 Miscellaneous 426
11 Related Data 429
11.1 Mechanical Properties 429
11.2 Edge Electronic Transitions 431
11.3 Thermal Properties 432
11.4 Lattice Structure and Defects 434
11.5 Anisotropy and Polarization 436
11.6 Electrical Properties 437
11.7 Luminescence Excitation 439
11.7.1 Cathodoluminescence 439
11.7.2 Photoluminescence 440
11.7.3 X-Ray Luminescence 442
11.7.4 Electroluminescence 442
11.7.5 Iono- and gamma-Luminescence 443
11.8 Impurities 444
11.9 Gem Diamonds 445
11.10 Miscellaneous 446
Appendix: Abbreviations, Definitions and Methods 449
References 463
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