Optical engineering of diamond / edited by Rich P. Mildren and James R. Rabeau.

"This is the first comprehensive book on the engineering of diamond optical devices. It will give readers an up-to-date account of the properties of optical quality synthetic diamond (single crystal, nanodiamond and polycrystalline) and reviews the large and growing field of engineering of diam...

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Other Authors: Mildren, Richard P., Rabeau, James
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Weinheim : Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 2013.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1.8 Brillouin Scattering1.9 Electronic Nonlinearity; 1.9.1 Nonlinear Refractive Index; 1.9.2 Two-Photon Absorption; Acknowledgments; References; 2: Optical Quality Diamond Grown by Chemical Vapor Deposition; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 CVD Diamond Growth Principles; 2.2.1 Fundamentals of Growth; 2.2.2 Morphology and Texture; 2.3 Properties of Optical Quality CVD Diamond; 2.3.1 Absorption; 2.3.2 Nonoptical Wavelengths; 2.3.3 Isotopic Purity; 2.3.4 Strain-Induced Birefringence; 2.3.5 Scatter; 2.3.6 Other Properties of CVD Diamond; 2.4 Optical Applications of CVD Diamond.
  • 2.4.1 Applications of Polycrystalline Diamond2.4.2 Applications of Single-Crystal Diamond; 2.5 Summary; 2.6 Acknowledgments; References; 3: Polishing and Shaping of Monocrystalline Diamond; 3.1 Introduction: Background and Historical Overview; 3.2 Shaping Diamond: Cleaving, Bruting, and Sawing; 3.3 Practical Aspects of Diamond Polishing; 3.3.1 Apparatus and Preparation; 3.3.2 Directional Dependence of Polishing: Wear Anisotropy; 3.4 The Science of Mechanical Polishing; 3.4.1 Wear Anisotropy; 3.4.2 Velocity Dependence; 3.4.3 Diamond Polishing Wear Debris; 3.4.4 The Polished Diamond Surface.
  • 3.4.5 Subsurface Damage3.4.6 The Scaife: Its Surface and Preparation; 3.4.7 Atmosphere Dependence; 3.4.8 Triboluminescence; 3.4.9 Wear Mechanism; 3.5 Tribological Behavior of Diamond; 3.5.1 Slow-Speed Sliding of Diamond against Diamond; 3.5.2 Sliding of Diamond against Other Materials; 3.6 Other Polishing Methods; 3.6.1 Wear of Diamond by Other Materials; 3.6.2 Hot Metal Polishing; 3.6.3 Chemical-Mechanical Planarization; 3.7 Producing High-Quality Planar Surfaces on Diamond; 3.7.1 Cleaving; 3.7.2 Post-Mechanical Polishing Treatment; 3.7.3 Dry Chemical Etching.
  • 3.8 Nonplanar and Structured Geometries3.9 Summary; References; 4: Refractive and Diffractive Diamond Optics; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Windows and Domes; 4.3 Refractive Devices; 4.3.1 Lenses; 4.3.2 Prisms; 4.3.3 Other Devices; 4.4 Diffractive Components; 4.5 Polishing; 4.6 Micromachining; 4.7 Coatings; 4.8 Applications; 4.9 Conclusions and Outlook; References; 5: Nitrogen-Vacancy Color Centers in Diamond: Properties, Synthesis, and Applications; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Defects in Diamond; 5.2.1 Intrinsic and Extrinsic Defects; 5.2.2 Nitrogen-Related Defects in Diamond.