Crystal-Field Engineering of Solid-State Laser Materials (Cambridge Studies in Modern Optics, Series Number 25) - Softcover

Henderson, Brian; Bartram, Ralph H.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521018013 ISBN 13: 9780521018012

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2005

Synopsis

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.

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Book Description

This book is concerned with the underlying science and design of laser materials. Some methods of preparing materials are presented and their basic underlying science is applied to actual and potential laser crystals and non-crystals. This book will be of benefit to physicists, chemists, materials scientists and to engineers engaged in the development of new laser materials.

Review

'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

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521018013
• ISBN 13: 9780521018012
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 416