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1. Wave propagation, properties, and manipulation -- 1.1. Maxwell's equations -- 1.2. Wave propagation and properties -- 1.3. Wave manipulation

2. Dielectric responses -- 2.1. Anisotropic and dispersive characteristics -- 2.2. Dielectric Debye model -- 2.3. Lorentz model -- 2.4. Drude model -- 2.5. Transfer matrix method

3. Laser beam propagation, properties, and manipulation -- 3.1. Gaussian beams -- 3.2. Beam expanders -- 3.3. Objective lenses -- 3.4. Optical couplers -- 3.5. Plasmonic lenses

4. Optical spectroscopic techniques -- 4.1. Optical-microscope-based spectroscopy -- 4.2. Transmittance/reflectance spectrometry -- 4.3. Photoluminescence/Raman scattering spectrometry -- 4.4. Near-field optical spectrometry -- 4.5. Surface-enhanced Raman scattering effects

5. Optical waveguide-based sensors -- 5.1. Principle of optical waveguides -- 5.2. Waveguide-based sensors -- 5.3. Nanoplasmonic sensors

6. Excitons -- 6.1. Excitons in semiconductors -- 6.2. Exciton generation -- 6.3. Exciton dissociation and emission -- 6.4. Exciton diffusion and energy transfer

7. Energy diagrams and carrier properties -- 7.1. Energy diagrams of materials -- 7.2. Energy diagrams of metal/semiconductor interfaces -- 7.3. Energy diagrams of doped semiconductors -- 7.4. Carrier drift -- 7.5. Carrier diffusion

8. Quantum wells and quantum dots -- 8.1. Quantum-scale effects -- 8.2. Quantum wells -- 8.3. Quantum dots

9. Photovoltaic solar cells -- 9.1. Classification of single-junction solar cells -- 9.2. Si solar cells -- 9.3. GaAs solar cells -- 9.4. InP solar cells -- 9.5. CdTe solar cells -- 9.6. CIGS solar cells -- 9.7. CZTSSe solar cells -- 9.8. MAPbI3 solar cells -- 9.9. Evaluating solar cells

10. Light-emitting diodes -- 10.1. Light emission mechanisms in semiconductors -- 10.2. InGaN-based LEDs -- 10.3. Efficient blue InGaN LEDs -- 10.4. Efficient CsPbBr3 QD LEDs -- 10.5. Thermally activated delayed fluorescence organic LEDs -- 10.6. Efficient near-infrared phosphor LEDs -- 10.7. Electroplex LEDs.

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This book aims to guide graduate students on how to investigate and understand optoelectronic devices via exploring light-material interactions with graphical concepts and simplified formulas. This book can be a textbook in graduate courses and a reference book in undergraduate courses. The contents in chapters 1-5 are related to electromagnetic waves, laser beams, and waveguides. The contents in chapters 6- 8 are related to excitons and carriers in semiconductors. The contents in chapters 9 and 10 are focused on solar cells and light-emitting diodes, respectively. Part of IOP Series in Advances in Optics, Photonics and Optoelectronics.

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Anjali Chandel is a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Optoelectronics and Materials Technology at National Taiwan Ocean University, Taiwan. From March 2023 to March 2024, she served as a postdoctoral researcher at Ming-Chi University of Technology. She holds a PhD in Physics from Chung Yuan Christian University, Taiwan. Her research focuses on photovoltaics, particularly the development and applications of solar cells. Sheng Hsiung Chang is currently working as a faculty member in the Department of Optoelectronics and Materials Technology, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, Taiwan, Republic of China. From 2006 to 2024, he published more than 100 papers. Professor Chang is involved with research concerning organic/inorganic solar cells, nano-plasmonics, high-k materials, and light-matter interactions.

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