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Optical Spectroscopy of Electronic Centers in Solids

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Laser Spectroscopy of Solids

Part of the book series: Topics in Applied Physics ((TAP,volume 49))

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In this chapter we present an outline of the optical spectroscopy of ions and molecules in solids which will serve as a background for the later chapters. We adopt a general approach which takes into account both organic and inorganic systems, and we attempt to elucidate the similarities and differences between the two systems. We start by considering the case of a low concentration of optically active centers in an otherwise optically inert crystalline host. The centers are considered to be too far apart from each other to interact. In this case, when all the centers are identical, we need only analyze the properties of one representative center and apply appropriate statistical considerations. Afterwards we consider the case where the concentration of optically active centers is large enough so that adjacent centers can interact; this interaction then leads to the dynamical processes whose investigation by laser techniques and subsequent theoretical analyses form the theme of this book.

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  1. Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin, 53706, Madison, WI, USA

    William M. Yen

  2. Scientific Research Laboratory, Ford Motor Company, 48121, Dearborn, MI, USA

    Peter M. Selzer Ph.D.

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Imbusch, G.F., Kopelman, R. (1981). Optical Spectroscopy of Electronic Centers in Solids. In: Yen, W.M., Selzer, P.M. (eds) Laser Spectroscopy of Solids. Topics in Applied Physics, vol 49. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-12213-6_1

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