Micro Solid-State Photonics Materials - Properties of Laser Materials -

Contamination and Materials Risk Management in Solid State Laser Systems

Contamination and materials degradation are among the highest risks associated with the deployment of high intensity solid-state laser systems. Although high intensity laser induced optical damage has been studied for decades, the field is still in its infancy. There is little concrete information concerning the relationship of contamination and laser induced optical damage. Further, little inf...

Photonics Materials and Devices

Part 2 reviews the materials properties of photonic materials, such as structure (chemical bonds) and electrical conductivity (bands) in Group IV and III-V compound/alloy semiconductors. The correlation of the principal quantum number with optical, thermal and mechanical properties is examined. The definition of effective mass qualifies the energy-wavenumber dispersion relation for direct or in...

Materials for Solid State Lighting

Dramatic improvement in the efficiency of inorganic and organic light emitting diodes (LEDs and OLEDs) within the last decade has made these devices viable future energy efficient replacements for current light sources. However, both technologies must overcome major technical barriers, requiring significant advances in material science, before this goal can be achieved. Attention will be given ...

Thermophysical properties study of micro/nano materials

Thermal transport in micro/nano materials is very critical, not only because the thermal property may have important influence on the performance of the materials, but also because the change of this property can reflect the inner structure change. Due to the complicated structure and small scale, the thermal properties of biomaterials, such as silkworm silk, spider silk and human head hair, ar...

Phase Transformations Preparation of Solid State Materials