1. New Materials for Laser Applications NEST-CNR- INFM-Dipartimento di Fisica – Università di Pisa Mauro Tonelli Alberto Di Lieto, Alessandra Toncelli Ph.D. Students and post-docs: Mohamed Alshourbagy Andrea Arcangeli Stefano Bigotta Lucia Bonelli Francesco Cornacchia Renzo Grassi Daniela Parisi Technical Staff: Ilaria Grassini Fabio Torri Alessandro Masetti I.K.Z. (Berlin) I.M.RA.M. (Sendai, Japan) Mendeleyev University (Mosca) Technische Universität Wien CREOL, UCF (U.S.A.) LANL Los Alamos (U.S.A.) Dip. Chimica Univ. Parma Dip. Fisica Politecnico Milano Dip. Elettronica Univ. Pavia IFAC (CNR-Firenze) Dip. Fisica INFN Firenze Dip. Fisica INFN Perugia Scientific Collaborations:

2. From the crystal to the laser Cz/ -PD Growth X-Ray Laue Diffractometry Cutting Polishing Emission spectroscopy Absorption Spectroscopy Optoelectronic Applications Scientific Collaborations Scientific Collaborations Scientific Collaborations

3. Our Czochralski and -D Furnaces