chapter 1 Introduction to the handbook -- chapter 2 Fundamentals of luminescence -- chapter 3 Principal phosphor materials and their optical properties -- chapter 4 Methods of phosphor synthesis and related technology -- chapter 5 Phosphors for lamps -- chapter 6 Phosphors for cathode-ray tubes -- chapter 7 Phosphors for X-ray and ionizing radiation -- chapter 8 Phosphors for vacuum fluorescent displays and field emission displays -- chapter 9 Electroluminescence materials -- chapter 10 Phosphors for plasma display -- chapter 11 Organic fluorescent pigments -- chapter 12 Other phosphors -- chapter 13 Solid-state laser materials -- chapter 14 Measurements of luminescence properties of phosphors -- chapter 15 Measurements of powder characteristics -- chapter 16 Optical properties of powder layers -- chapter 17 Color vision -- chapter 18 History of phosphor technology and industry.