Crystal-Field Engineering of Solid-State Laser Materials (Paperback)

Preface; 1. An introduction to lasers; 2. Symmetry considerations; 3. Optical crystals: their structures, colours and growth; 4. Energy levels of ions in crystals; 5. Spectra of ions in crystals; 6. Radiationless transitions; 7. Energy transfer and excited state absorption; 8. Covalency; 9. Engineering the crystal field; 10. The crystal field engineered.