Crystal-Field Engineering of Solid-State Laser Materials (Cambridge Studies in Modern Optics)
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'This book is quite clearly a graduate-level textbook for materials scientists and condensed matter physicists, but the wide-ranging review of laser materials will also make it an attractive reference book for specialists in the solid-state spectroscopy and laser fields.' John F. Ryan, The Times Higher Education Supplement
Book Description
This book examines the underlying science and design of laser materials. It emphasizes the principles of crystal-field engineering and discusses the basic physical concepts that determine laser gain and nonlinear frequency conversion in optical crystals. Henderson and Bartram develop the predictive capabilities of crystal-field engineering to show how modification of the symmetry and composition of optical centers can improve laser performance. They also discuss applications of the principles of crystal-field engineering to a variety of optical crystals in relation to the performances of laser devices. This book will be of considerable interest to physical, chemical and material scientists and to engineers involved in the science and technology of solid state lasers.
Crystal-Field Engineering of Solid-State Laser Materials (Cambridge Studies in Modern Optics)
Crystal-Field Engineering of Solid-State Laser Materials (Cambridge Studies in Modern Optics),Brian Henderson,Ralph H. Bartram,P. L. Knight,A. Miller,Cambridge University Press,0521593492,Crystals,Engineering - General,Lasers,Material Science,Materials,Optical Properties Of Materials,Optical materials,Optics,Physics,Science,Science/Mathematics,Solid State Physics,Solid-state lasers,Technology & Industrial Arts,Laser technology,Optics (light),Science / Physics,Solid-state lasers--Materials
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