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Title:
Erbium : compounds, production, and applications
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Materials science and technologies
Publication Information:
Hauppauge, NY : Nova Science Publishers, 2010
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xi, 259 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
ISBN:
9781616689896
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Erbium is a rare chemical element. A rare, silvery, white metallic lanthanide, erbium is solid in its normal state. Erbium's principal uses involve its pink-coloured ions, which have optical fluorescent properties particularly useful in certain laser applications. This book reviews research on erbium including synthesis, structural and spectroscopic properties of new erbium-based materials; bismuth-based erbium-doped fibre amplifiers; erbium lasers in the treatment of herpes labialis and for surface conditioning in dentistry, among others.


Table of Contents

Preface
Synthesis, Structural & Spectroscopic Properties of Some New Erbium-Based Materials
Novel Usage of Erbium in Optical Communication Systems -- From Fundamentals to Performance Characteristics
Terbium-Sensitized Luminescence Flow-Through Optosensing
Bismuth-Based Erbium-Doped Fiber (Bi-EDF): Amplification Characteristics & its Nonlinear Applications
Erbium Doped Fiber Amplifiers Characterization & Performance Analysis
Syntheses, Crystal Structures & Photoluminescence Properties of Erbium (III) Complexes
Rare-Earth Silicide ErSi2 from First Principles Calculations: Optical, Magnetic & Magheto-Optical Properties
Erbium Lasers in the Treatment of Herpes Labialis
Erbium Lasers for Surface Conditioning in Dentistry
Structural Characterization of Erbium Containing Glasses by Using Molecular Dynamics Simulation
Preparation, Characterization & Optical Properties of Spinel Powders ZnGa2O4 Phosphor Doped with Er3+ Ions
Index