Laser Crystals: Their Physics and Properties (Springer Series in Optical Sciences, 14)

Laser Crystals analyzes the spectro-physical properties of activated insulating laser crystals and systematizes mechanisms for obtaining stimulated emission based on these properties. The tabulations of the most important spectroscopic and pumping parameter data for insulating laser materials and the wavelengths of stimulated emission from activated insulating laser crystals permit rapid selection of the active medium for a specific application. The second edition of this convenient source of reference contains updated data in the tables and additional literature references.