Spectroscopic properties of rare earths in optical materials / Guokui Liu, Bernard Jacquier (editions.)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

-- 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.