Books in the Laser & Optical Science & Technology series

Explores the theory and applications of scintillation processes and points the way to the development of better scintillation materials. This book defines the fundamental physical processes as a basis for controlling the primary scintillation characteristics of light output, decay time, emission spectrum, and radiation hardness.

Compiles the physical properties of materials used in various types of lasers and optical systems. This book provides data tabulations and references for a range of the important optical materials, including crystals, glasses, polymers, metals, liquids, and gases.

Summarizes the discovery and properties of optical materials. This book covers advances in optical crystals, glasses and plastics, laser host materials, phase conjugation materials, linear electrooptic materials, nonlinear optical materials, magnetooptic materials, elastooptic materials, photorefractive materials, and liquid crystals.

Reviews the results of many years of research and studies of activator ions and multilevel operating laser schemes, and discusses prospects of using these systems to create fresh types of crystalline lasers. This book is suitable for laser scientists and engineers, physicists, and chemical engineers.

Deals with heterogeneous photochromic glasses containing silver halide or copper halide nanocrystals. This book explores photochromic glass applications in optical devices.

This volume presents the basics of optical microcavities. It covers the essential theory and applications of microcavity lasers, offers real world applications, and emphasizes device physics and device applications of optical microcavities.