Photochromic glasses are among the most widespread types of glasses, due largely to their popular use in sunglasses. These glasses are used not only in sunglasses, but also in various opto-electronic devices that have been developed and produced throughout the world. Until now, information about photochromic glasses has been widely dispersed in the literature, much of which was published in Russian and therefore of limited accessibility to the Western world. Physics and Chemistry of Photochromic Glasses brings together the combined knowledge and understanding of photochromic glasses from these publications. Coverage includes the structure, optical properties, coloration and bleaching mechanisms, technology, and metrology of these interesting materials.

Alexander V. Dotsenko (Author) , Leonid B. Glebov (Author) , Victor A. Tsechomsky (Author)

Photoinduced Generation of Defects and Photochromism in Homogeneous Silicate Glasses. Basic Parameters of Photochromic Materials and Methods for Their Measurement. Photosensitive Phase Formation in Heterogeneous Photochromic Glasses. Spectral Properties of Photochromic Glasses. Kinetics of Coloration, Fading, and Bleaching. Technology of Photochromic Glasses. Waveguide in Photochromic Glasses. Optical Sensitization of Coloration. References. Index.

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