Written by authors from two leading companies in the field, this book adopts a didactic approach to make the fundamentals of this interdisciplinary topic easily accessible to advanced undergraduate and graduate students. They cover the key aspects of theory, followed by a range of different applications, including lamps, displays, medical applications, lasers and bioluminescence.
Also a must-have guide and a valuable resource for established researchers in both academia and industry.
Also a must-have guide and a valuable resource for established researchers in both academia and industry.
Table of Contents
ELEMENTARY GROUP THEORY AND ITS APPLICATION IN ABSORPTION AND LUMINESCENCE SPECTROSCOPYFUNDAMENTALS OF OPTICAL ABSORPTION
FUNDAMENTALS OF LUMINESCENCE (INCL. LOSS PROCESSES)
EVOLUTION OF TRADITIONAL MODELS TO MODERN CONCEPTS AND OPEN QUESTIONS
PHONON REPLICAS
SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION
APPLICATIONS
Luminescent materials for lamps and displays, including new concepts
Medical applications: luminescent markers and scintillators
Lasers
Luminescent materials for security applications
Bioluminescence
INSTRUMENTATION
EXERCISES
