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.
| ISBN: | 9781616689896 |
| Publication date: | 22nd May 2011 |
| Author: | Emily K. Byrne |
| Publisher: | Nova Science Publishers an imprint of Nova Science Publishers Inc |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 259 pages |
| Series: | Materials Science and Technologies |
| Genres: |
Materials science |