Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface ix
4. 1 Transfer Matrix 1
5. 2 Rectangular Potentials 28
6. 3 δ-Function Potential 56
7. 4 Kronig-Penney Model 74
8. 5 Tight Binding Model 98
9. 6 Tight Binding Models of Crystals 120
10. 7 Disordered Models 137
11. 8 Numerical Solution of the Schrödinger Equation 173
12. 9 Transmission and Reflection of Plane Electromagnetic Waves on an Interface 181
13. 10 Transmission and Reflection Coefficients for a Slab 205
14. 11 Surface Waves 225
15. 12 Resonant Tunneling through Double-Layer Structures 243
16. 13 Layered Electromagnetic Medium: Photonic Crystals 249
17. 14 Effective Parameters 275
18. 15 Wave Propagation in Nonlinear Structures 286
19. 16 Left-Handed Materials 298
20. Appendix A. Matrix Operations 321
21. Appendix B. Summary of Electrodynamics Formulas 327
22. Bibliography 341
23. Index 349