Emission and excitation mechanisms of phosphors / Cees R. Ronda -- Quantum dots and nanophosphors / Cees R. Ronda and Thomas Justel -- Phosphors for plasma display panels / Thomas Justel -- Quantum-splitting systems / Alok M. Srivastava and Cees R. Ronda -- Scintillators / Cees R. Ronda and Alok M. Srivastava -- Upconversion phosphors / J. Freek Suijver -- Luminescent materials for phosphor-converted LEDs / Thomas Justel -- Organic electroluminescence / Joseph J. Shiang and Anil R. Duggal -- Experimental techniques / Peter Vergeer