Overview
- The only book completely devoted to laser diode beam control and handling
- Provides systematically organized information about how to manipulate and characterise laser diode beams
- Approaches the subject in a practical way, introducing only the necessary mathematical models
- A revised and expanded version of the author’s previous book Laser Diode Beam Basics, Manipulations and Characterizations
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Physics (SpringerBriefs in Physics)
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This book offers the reader a practical guide to the control and characterization of laser diode beams. Laser diodes are the most widely used lasers, accounting for 50% of the global laser market. Correct handling of laser diode beams is the key to the successful use of laser diodes, and this requires an in-depth understanding of their unique properties.
Following a short introduction to the working principles of laser diodes, the book describes the basics of laser diode beams and beam propagation, including Zemax modeling of a Gaussian beam propagating through a lens. The core of the book is concerned with laser diode beam manipulations: collimating and focusing, circularization and astigmatism correction, coupling into a single mode optical fiber, diffractive optics and beam shaping, and manipulation of multi transverse mode beams. The final chapter of the book covers beam characterization methods, describing the measurement of spatial and spectral properties, including wavelength and linewidth measurement techniques.Â
The book is a significantly revised and expanded version of the title Laser Diode Beam Basics, Manipulations and Characterizations by the same author. New topics introduced in this volume include: laser diode types and working principles, non-paraxial Gaussian beam, Zemax modeling, numerical analysis of a laser diode beam, spectral property characterization methods, and power and energy characterization techniques. Â The book approaches the subject in a practical way with mathematical content kept to the minimum level required, making the book a convenient reference for laser diode users.
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Book Title: A Practical Guide to Handling Laser Diode Beams
Authors: Haiyin Sun
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Physics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9783-2
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: The Author(s) 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-017-9782-5Published: 19 March 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-94-017-9783-2Published: 20 February 2015
Series ISSN: 2191-5423
Series E-ISSN: 2191-5431
Edition Number: 2
Number of Pages: XII, 136
Number of Illustrations: 113 b/w illustrations
Topics: Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices, Semiconductors, Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering