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Solid-State Laser Engineering

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  • © 1976

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Authors:
  1. Walter Koechner

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

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Part of the book series: Springer Series in Optical Sciences (SSOS, volume 1)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Optical amplification

    • Walter Koechner
    Pages 1-31

  3. Properties of solid-state laser materials

    • Walter Koechner
    Pages 32-73

  4. Laser oscillator

    • Walter Koechner
    Pages 74-122

  5. Laser amplifier

    • Walter Koechner
    Pages 123-170

  6. Optical resonator

    • Walter Koechner
    Pages 171-244

  7. Optical pump systems

    • Walter Koechner
    Pages 245-343

  8. Heat removal

    • Walter Koechner
    Pages 344-396

  9. Q-Switches and external switching devices

    • Walter Koechner
    Pages 397-455

  10. Mode locking

    • Walter Koechner
    Pages 456-488

  11. Nonlinear devices

    • Walter Koechner
    Pages 489-536

  12. Design of lasers relevant to their application

    • Walter Koechner
    Pages 537-584

  13. Damage of optical elements

    • Walter Koechner
    Pages 585-607

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 609-620
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About this book

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.

Authors and Affiliations

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

    Walter Koechner

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Solid-State Laser Engineering

  • Authors: Walter Koechner

  • Series Title: Springer Series in Optical Sciences

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-8519-7

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1976

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4757-8519-7Published: 11 November 2013

  • Series ISSN: 0342-4111

  • Series E-ISSN: 1556-1534

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 620

  • Number of Illustrations: 102 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices, Quantum Optics

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