The primary goal of this review is to present a clear chemical perspective of borates in order
to stimulate and facilitate the discovery of new borate-based optical materials. These …

The need of new materials with desirable optical properties has become important in recent
years. In particular, a need has emerged for compounds having better luminescence …

Nonlinear optical techniques are now recognized as the most efficient means available to
generate laser radiation at wavelengths that are presently inaccessible via conventional …

Recent developments in semiconductor disk lasers (SDLs) generating visible or ultraviolet
light are reviewed. After an introduction on potential applications, we discuss how the …

The main properties of the Nd 3+→ Yb 3+(4 F 3/2, 2 F 7/2→ 4 I 9/2, 2 F 5/2) energy transfer
in yttrium aluminum borate nonlinear laser crystal have been studied. This host has been …

We report the spectroscopy and high-power continuous-wave (CW) diode-pumped laser
operation of Er: Yb: YAl_3 (BO_3) _4 crystal. Absorption and stimulated emission spectra …

A watt-level self-frequency-doubled yellow laser at the 570 nm wavelength was realized by
taking advantage of the vibronic emission of a Yb^ 3+ doped calcium yttrium oxoborate (Yb …

In this introduction we list important definitions and relations that will be used throughout the
book. We will use SI units exclusively. In a departure from custom, for degenerate mixing …

Two new ternary rare earth chalcogenides, Dy3GaS6 (1) and Y3GaS6 (2), are reported
here. They both crystallize in the orthorhombic space group Cmc21 (no. 36). Both are …

The lab-on-chip integration of photonic devices has been attracting increasing attention
recently. Multifunctional materials provide natural platforms for the desirable performance by …