“…Technological advancements in ceramic powder synthesis, forming, sintering, and HIPing, have made possible a wide range of compositions, e.g. Y 2 O 3 [24], Y 2 O 3 -La 2 O 3 [25], MgAl 2 O 4 (magnesium aluminate spinel) [26], YAG (yttrium aluminate garnet) Y 3 Al 5 O 12 [27], and AlON: Al 23 O 27 N 5 [28], and shapes (cylindrical, bulgy, spherical, and elliptical), presenting significant flexibility to the design of lamps. Ceramics of cubic symmetry are transparent in the polished state; the cubic symmetry limits birefringent light scattering at grain boundaries.…”