ABSTRACT
In the CRC Handbook of Laser Science and Technology: Supplement 2, experts summarize the discovery and properties of new optical materials that have appeared since the publication of Volumes III-V. Included are the latest advances in optical crystals, glasses and plastics, laser host materials, phase conjugation materials, linear electrooptic materials, nonlinear optical materials, magnetooptic materials, elastooptic materials, photorefractive materials, liquid crystals, and thin film coatings. The book also includes expanded coverage of optical waveguide materials and new sections on optical liquids, glass fiber lasers, diamond optics, and gradient index materials. Appendices include Designation of Russian Optical Glasses; Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Mineralogical or Common Names for Optical Materials; and Abbreviations for Methods of Preparing Optical Materials. Extensive tabulations of materials properties with references to the primary literature are provided throughout the supplement.
The CRC Handbook of Laser Science and Technology: Supplement 2 represents the latest volume in the most comprehensive, up-to-date listing of the properties of optical materials for lasers and laser systems, making it an essential reference work for all scientists and engineers working in laser research and development.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
section Section 1|65 pages
Optical Crystals
section Section 2|15 pages
Optical Glasses
section Section 3|12 pages
Optical Plastics
section Section 4|18 pages
Optical Liquids
section Section 5|18 pages
Filter Materials
section Section 6|13 pages
Linear Electrooptic Materials
section Section 7|122 pages
Nonlinear Optical Materials
section Section 8|98 pages
Nonlinear Optical Properties
section Section 9|47 pages
Magnetooptic Materials
section Section 10|15 pages
Elastooptic Materials
section Section 11|35 pages
Photorefractive Materials
section Section 12|32 pages
Nonlinear Optical Phase Conjugation Materials
section Section 13|9 pages
Gradient-Index Materials
section Section 14|71 pages
Liquid Crystals
section Section 15|13 pages
Diamond Optics
section Section 16|24 pages
Laser Crystals
section Section 17|52 pages
Laser Glasses
section Section 18|95 pages
Optical Waveguide Materials
section Section 19|48 pages
Optical Coatings for High Power Lasers