Solid-State Laser Engineering

• Main Author: Koechner, Walter (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 1999.
• Edition: 5th ed. 1999.
• Series: Springer Series in Optical Sciences, 1
• Subjects: Lasers.; Photonics.; Solid state physics.; Spectroscopy.; Microscopy.; Microwaves.; Optical engineering.; Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices.; Solid State Physics.; Spectroscopy and Microscopy.; Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering.

Solid-State Laser Engineering, written from an industrial perspective, discusses in detail the characteristics, design, construction, and performance of solid-state lasers. Emphasis is placed on engineering and practical considerations; phenomenological aspects using models are preferred to abstract...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Properties of Solid-State Laser Materials
• 3. Laser Oscillator
• 4. Laser Amplifier
• 5. Optical Resonator
• 6. Optical Pump Systems
• 7. Thermo-Optic Effects and Heat Removal
• 8. Q-Switching
• 9. Mode Locking
• 10. Nonlinear Devices
• 11. Damage of Optical Elements
• Appendix A Laser Safety
• Appendix B Conversion Factors and Constants
• References.