Download or read book Spectroscopic Techniques to the Characterization of Rare Earth Doped Materials written by Pramod Kothari and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-03-06 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rare-earth ions are of interest in several high-tech areas, the two major ones concerning magnetic and optical devices. In the latter field, one can exploit the unique Spectroscopic properties of rare-earth ions to develop novel or advanced lasers and optical amplifiers. Glasses have been known for a long time as a convenient host for rare earths and have been widely used for the fabrication of solid-state lasers. The aim of the present book is to highlight the spectroscopic techniques to the characterization of rare-earth–doped materials