...Figure 5.31 Composite windows made of fully-transparent colored tiles (each ...Figure 5.32 Cubic zirconia single crystal, ground and polished as a brillian...Figure 5.33 (a) Purple, (b) multi-color, and (c) tree-tone cubic zirconia si...Figure 5.34 Single-crystalline colored Al2O3 gemstones: (a) Red r...Figure 5.35 Sintered polycrystalline gemstones made of different ceramics. B...Figure 5.36 Polycrystalline sintered Al2O3 gemstone ceramics covering the ci...Figure 5.37 “Mysterium” watch by Krieger, made in Switzerland, with transluc...Figure 5.38 The Abbe diagram showing the relationship between the refraction...Figure 5.39 Tuning anomalous dispersion (partial dispersion ratio θ g,F ...Figure 5.40 Small size ceramic zirconia lens fabricated at Fraunhofer, IKTS-...Figure 5.41 Porous near-green preforms (viz presintered at around 1000 °C), ...Figure 5.42 Pores size distribution in presintered zirconia preform.Figure 5.43 Dental products made of translucent ceramics. (a) Translucent al...Figure 5.44 Preforms and tooth parts made of translucent glass-ceramic.Figure 5.45 Operational configurations, hysteresis loops, and profiles of th...Figure 5.46 Electrooptic characteristics of PLZT slotted plate (6/95/3 compo...Figure 5.47 Anti-glare goggles based on PLZT plates kept under electric fiel...Figure 5.48 Vidicon type night-vision device the sensitive element of which ...Figure 5.49 Schematic illustration of radiative transitions between energy s...Figure 5.50 Energy schemes of amplifying media termed “Three-state system” (...Figure 5.51 Energy levels scheme of Nd3+ cations hosted by c-type site o...Figure 5.52 Schematic representation of a basic laser system layout.Figure 5.53 Comparison between the frequency profile of a fluorescence and l...Figure 5.54 Output frequency tuning by the aid of a triangular prism.Figure 5.55 Typical energy levels scheme of a material able to act as passiv...Figure 5.56 Reduction of pulse fluence by its travel through a passive switc...Figure 5.57 Theoretical bulk optical transmission of a saturable absorber as...Figure 5.58 Theoretical bulk optical transmission of a fast saturable absorb...Figure 5.59 Fresnel reflection corrected optical transmission of a 1.43 mm t...Figure 5.60 Examples of TEM profiles in the case of beams of cylindrical rad...Figure 5.61 Fundamental parameters describing the propagation contour of a s...Figure 5.62 Schematic representation of a laser system designed so as to sel...Figure 5.63 Output vs. input pump energy of an Nd : YAG laser un...Figure 5.64 Resonances fitting within the gain band-width of a laser.Figure 5.65 A laser system configuration (ThinZag design of Textron) allowin...Figure 5.66 Schematic of laser system design that includes a virtual point s...Figure 5.67 Lasing efficiency curves of some lasers based on rod shaped gain...Figure 5.68 Upconversion intensity at 410 nm (squares), 550 nm (circles), an...Figure 5.69 Ceramic YAG transparent fiber.Figure 5.70 Nd:YAG planar wave guide based laser-amplifier. (a) Schematic of...Figure 5.71 Radial distribution of temperature values in an Nd3+ doped Y...Figure 5.72 Cracking and breaking of Nd:YAG gain media as a result of therma...Figure 5.73 Radial variation of tensile stress level in YAG rod.Figure 5.74 Results of TRS related Weibull analysis for the case of as-recei...Figure 5.75 Results of thermal shock resistance data Weibull analysis.Figure 5.76 Transmission spectrum profile of ceramic Nd:YAG disc fabricated ...Figure 5.77 Fluorescence intensity of Nd:YSAG ceramic (x = 0.3–2.0) and Nd:Y...Figure 5.78 Concentration profile, along a line passing over a GB, in the ca...Figure 5.79 Lu2O3 doped with 10% Yb2O3 specimens fabricated by HP + HIP: ima...Figure 5.80 Slope efficiency and transmission spectrum of heavily Yb doped t...Figure 5.81 Absorption and emission spectra of Yb3+ located in a transpa...Figure 5.82 Variation with temperature of the broad Yb3+ emission spectr...Figure 5.83 Transmission spectrum of YAG doped with Er3+.Figure 5.84 (a) Lasing efficiency and (b) emission peak position of Ho3+ Figure 5.85 Nd:YAG ceramic laser based car engine igniter; (a) the gain medi...Figure 5.86 Nd:YAG ceramic based laser ignitor for breech mounted howitzer....Figure 5.87 Schematic of the system (includes 192 Nd:glass plates generated ...Figure 5.88 Lasing frequencies for which the specified TM+ cations may f...Figure 5.89 Co2+: spinel ceramic's transmission spectrum.Figure 5.90 Absorption spectrum of Co2+: spinel ceramic with highlightin...Figure 5.91 Imaging of different optical quality Co2+: spinel ceramic sp...Figure 5.92 Detailed calculated electronic level scheme of Co2+ located ...Figure 5.93 Plot of the absorption vs. incoming laser beam fluence (λ =...Figure 5.94 Schematic of the electronic energy levels of Cr4+ and Cr3+...Figure 5.95 Absorption spectra of Cr,Ca:YAG crystal subjected to oxidizing a...Figure 5.96 Effect of temperature on the spectrum of Cr4+ in the case th...Figure 5.97 Set up of system used for Q-switched (Cr4+ based passive abs...Figure 5.98 Lasing short pulse produced by the system depicted in Figure 5.9...Figure 5.99 Transmission spectrum of V3+ doped YAG fabricated at ICSI-Ha...Figure 5.100 IR absorption band of Cr2+ located in a ZnSe single crystal...Figure 5.101 IR absorption spectral envelope of Fe2+ located in ZnSe sin...Figure 5.102 Optical spectra of Cr2+ and Fe2+ hosted by chalcogenide...Figure 5.103 Schematic of SSLSs of various structure. (a) White light is pro...Figure 5.104 Spectral composition of light emitted by various illumination s...Figure 5.105 Emission spectrum of white light (cool = high CCT) providing SS...Figure 5.106 Emission spectrum of TC (YAG) type phosphor in which the Ce3+...Figure 5.107 Emission (red line) and excitation (black line) spectra of tran...Figure 5.108 Emission spectra of Eu3+ in various transparent oxide ceram...Figure 5.109 Schematic of the Ce3+ cation electronic levels energy as a ...Figure 5.110 The view, along [001] direction, of a Si and Mg doped YAG latti...Figure 5.111 The position, on the CIE diagram, of Ce doped MYAS and YAMS typ...Figure 5.112 Schematic of the setup of a luggage inspection device based on ...Figure 5.113 Schematic of the scintillation process.Figure 5.114 Imaging and transmission spectrum of Li doped Ce:YAG ceramic us...Figure 5.115 Excitation and emission spectra of Li, Ce doped YAG ceramic....