Solid-State Laser Engineering

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xi

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2. Optical amplification

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   Pages 1-31

3. Properties of solid-state laser materials

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   Pages 32-73

4. Laser oscillator

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   Pages 74-122

5. Laser amplifier

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   Pages 123-170

6. Optical resonator

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   Pages 171-244

7. Optical pump systems

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   Pages 245-343

8. Heat removal

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   Pages 344-396

9. Q-Switches and external switching devices

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   Pages 397-455

10. Mode locking

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    Pages 456-488

11. Nonlinear devices

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    Pages 489-536

12. Design of lasers relevant to their application

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    Pages 537-584

13. Damage of optical elements

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    Pages 585-607

14. Back Matter

    Pages 609-620

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The first decade of solid-state Iaser technology has seen the development of an enormous number of lasing materials and a !arge variety of interesting design concepts. However, in recent years the technology has matured to a point where solid-state Iasers have reached a plateau in their development. To a major extent, the growth in importance of solid-state Iasers for industrial and military applications and as a general research tool is due to the improvement in reliability and maintainability of these systems. The practical advances of these devices had several major consequences: A wealth of applications for solid-state Iasers has emerged in materials processing, holography, rangefinding, target illumination and designation, satellite and lunar ranging, thermonuclear fusion, plasma experiments, and in general for scientific work requiring high power densities. Emphasis has shifted from research and innovation to cost reduction and system improve­ ment. As a result, a standardization of the system designs occurred. This book, written from an industrial vantage-point, provides a detailed discussion of solid-state Iasers, their characteristics, design and construction, and practical problems. The title Solid-State Laser Engineering is chosen so as to convey the emphasis which is placed on engineering and practical considerations.

• Laser
• holography
• laser
• laser materials

• Korad Division of Hadron, Inc., Santa Monica, USA

  Walter Koechner

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