Strontium　tungstate　is　a　well-known　stimulated　Raman　scattering　laser　material.　The　unique　structure　of　this　crystal　allows　the　usage　of　these　crystals　as　matrices　for　laser　active　elements　with　nonlinear　self-conversion　of　radiation　to　a　new　spectral　range.　The　recent　advances　in　crystal　growth,　particle　and　thin　film　fabrication,　spectroscopy,　and　laser　properties　were　reviewed.　The　demonstration　of　laser　output　of　neat　and　Nd3+-doped　SrWO4　crystal　shows　that　it　is　an　efficient　self-stimulated　Raman　scattering　laser.　©　Higher　Education　Press　and　Springer-Verlag　Berlin　Heidelberg　2010.