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Solid-State Laser Engineering

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  • © 2006

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Authors:
  1. Walter Koechner

    1. U.S.A.

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  • In contrast to most books on lasers, which are mainly concerned with an introduction of physical or quantum mechanical principles of laser action or with the application of laser systems, it deals principally with the design and development of lasers
  • The only one on the market dealing exclusively with solid-state lasers. Other books treat all types of lasers in a very general way, or are devoted to specific industrial or medical applications
  • This new edition has been extensively updated to account for recent developments in the areas of diode-laser pumping, laser materials and nonlinear crystals
  • Completely new sections have been added dealing with the theory of mode-locking, femto second lasers, high efficiency harmonic generation, passive and acousto-optic Q-switching, semiconductor saturable absorber mirrors (SESAM) and peridically poled nonlinear crystals

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-XVI
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  2. Introduction

    • Walter Koechner
    Pages 1-10

  3. Energy Transfer Between Radiation and Atomic Transitions

    • Walter Koechner
    Pages 11-37

  4. Properties of Solid-State Laser Materials

    • Walter Koechner
    Pages 38-101

  5. Laser Oscillator

    • Walter Koechner
    Pages 102-155

  6. Laser Amplifier

    • Walter Koechner
    Pages 156-209

  7. Optical Resonator

    • Walter Koechner
    Pages 210-299

  8. Optical Pump Systems

    • Walter Koechner
    Pages 300-422

  9. Thermo-Optic Effects

    • Walter Koechner
    Pages 423-487

  10. Q-Switching

    • Walter Koechner
    Pages 488-533

  11. Mode Locking

    • Walter Koechner
    Pages 534-586

  12. Nonlinear Devices

    • Walter Koechner
    Pages 587-679

  13. Damage of Optical Elements

    • Walter Koechner
    Pages 680-701

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 702-750
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About this book

This book, written from an industrial vantage point, describes the characteristics, design, and operation of solid-state lasers. As the title implies, the emphasis is placed on the technical aspects of these systems rather than on theoretical concepts. Lengthy mathematicalderivationshavebeenavoidedbecausethetheoryisnottreatedasanend initself,butratherservestoexplaintheexperimentalresultsobservedinthelaboratory. However, there is suf?cient theoretical background provided in each chapter to make the book self-contained. Solid-State Laser Engineering is mainly intended for the practicing scientist or engineer who is interested in the design or use of solid-state lasers. The response from readers has shown that the comprehensive treatment of the subject makes the work useful also to students of laser physics who want to supplement their theoretical knowledgewiththeengineeringaspectsoflasers.Althoughnotwrittenintheformofa collegetext,thebookmightbeusedinanadvancedcollegecourseonlasertechnology. After a historical overview, the book starts with a review of the basic concepts of laser physics (Chap. 1). Analytical expressions of the threshold condition, gain, and output of laser oscillators are derived in Chap. 3. An oscillator followed by one or more ampli?ers is a common architecture in pulsed solid-state laser systems to boost output energy. Energy storage and gain of ampli?ers is discussed in Chap. 4. Four chapters deal with the basic subsystems of solid-state lasers. These are the active medium, the optical resonator, the pumping system, and the thermal mana- ment. Properties of solid-state laser hosts and active ions are reviewed in Chap. 2.

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  • U.S.A.

    Walter Koechner

About the author

Walter Koechner received a doctorate in electrical engineering from the University of Technology in Vienna, Austria, in 1965. He has published numerous papers in the fields of solid-state lasers, optics and solid-state physics. Dr. Koechner is founder of Fibertek, Inc., a research company specializing in the design, development and production of advanced solid-state lasers, optical radars, and remote sensing systems.

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