Processing of Ceramics Breakthroughs in Optical Materials

The author provides numerous development examples of laser ceramics, crystal and ceramic scintillators, magneto-optic transparent ceramics, optical ceramic phosphors for solid state lighting, and more. Detailed chapters cover topics such as the technical problems of conventional translucent and transparent ceramics, the characteristics of scintillation materials, single crystal and ceramic scintillator fabrication and optimization, and solid-state crystal growth (SSCG) methods for single crystal ceramics.
Processing of Ceramics:

• Outlines the author's 30 years of work in the area of transparent ceramics
  
• Provides a detailed history of the world's first ceramic laser development
  
• Demonstrates how laser oscillation using ceramic materials match or surpass high-quality single crystals
  
• Describes how innovative polycrystalline ceramics have transformed optical material development
  
• Includes extensive references, chapter introductions and summaries, and numerous graphs, tables, diagrams, and color images
  

Processing of Ceramicsis an invaluable resource for researchers, materials scientists, engineers, and other professionals across academic and industrial fields involved in the development and application of optical grade ceramics.