Spectroscopic Properties of Rare Earths in Optical Materials

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Hull, Robert (Editor), Parisi, Jürgen (Editor), Osgood, R. M. (Editor), Warlimont, Hans (Editor), Liu, Guokui (Editor), Jacquier, Bernard (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2005.
• Series: Springer Series in Materials Science, 83
• Subjects: Physics.; Solid state physics.; Lasers.; Photonics.; Optics.; Optoelectronics.; Plasmons (Physics).; Spectroscopy.; Microscopy.; Engineering.; Materials science.; Solid State Physics.; Spectroscopy and Microscopy.; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials.; Laser Technology, Photonics.; Optics, Optoelectronics, Plasmonics and Optical Devices.; Engineering, general.

Aimed at researchers and graduate students, this book provides up-to-date information for understanding electronic interactions that impact the optical properties of rare earth ions in solids. Its goal is to establish a connection between fundamental principles and the materials properties of rare-e...

Table of Contents:

• Electronic Energy Level Structure
• Transition Intensities
• Ion-phonon Interactions
• Line Broadening Mechanisms and Their Measurement
• Up-conversions in RE-doped Solids
• Current Topics in Rare-earth Lasers
• Rare Earth Materiais in Optical Storage and Data Processing Applications
• Rare Earth Doped Confined Structures for Lasers and Amplifiers
• Rare Earth Luminescent Centers in Organic and Biochemical Compounds
• Rare Earth Ions in Advanced X-ray Imaging Materials.