Preface. Principles of luminescence - A H Kitai; Luminescent centres in insulators - G Blasse; Luminescence spectroscopy - U W Pohl and H-E Gumlich; One-photon rare earth optical transitions: recent theoretical developments - G W Burdick and M C Downer; Thin film electroluminescence - G O Muller; Powder electroluminescence - S S Chadha; Thin film electroluminescence devices - R Mach; Light emitting diodes: materials growth and properties - S P DenBaars; Atomic layer epitaxy of phosphor thin films - B W Sanders; Lamp phosphors - T E Peters, R G Pappalardo and R B Hunt, Jr; Phosphors for other applications - G Blasse. Index.