Solid-State Lasers A Graduate Text /

• Main Authors: Koechner, Walter (Author), Bass, Michael (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2003.
• Series: Advanced Texts in Physics,
• Subjects: Physics.; Quantum optics.; Solid state physics.; Lasers.; Photonics.; Spectroscopy.; Microscopy.; Microwaves.; Optical engineering.; Laser Technology, Photonics.; Solid State Physics.; Spectroscopy and Microscopy.; Quantum Optics.; Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering.

Solid-state lasers have seen a fast and steady development and are the ubiquitous tool both for research and industrial applications. The author's monograph Solid-State Lasers has become the most-used reference book in this area. The present graduate text on solid-state lasers takes advantage o...

Table of Contents:

• Overview of the History, Performance Characteristics, and Applications of Solid-State Lasers
• Energy Transfer Between Radiation and Atomic Transitions
• Properties of Solid-State Laser Materials
• Laser Oscillator
• Laser Amplifier
• Optical Resonator
• Optical Pump Systems
• Thermo-Optic Effects
• Q-Switching
• Mode-Locking
• Nonlinear Devices.