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Solid-State Lasers

A Graduate Text

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  • © 2003

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Authors:
  1. Walter Koechner

    1. Fibertek, Inc., Herndon, USA

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  2. Michael Bass

    1. School of Optics/CREOL, University of Central Florida, Orlando, USA

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  • Koechner's well-known "bible" on solid-state laser engineering now in an accessible format at the graduate level
  • Numerous exercises with hints for solutions
  • New text added and updated material where needed
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Part of the book series: Advanced Texts in Physics (ADTP)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Introduction Overview of the History, Performance Characteristics, and Applications of Solid-State Lasers

    • Walter Koechner, Michael Bass
    Pages 1-11

  3. Energy Transfer Between Radiation and Atomic Transitions

    • Walter Koechner, Michael Bass
    Pages 12-43

  4. Properties of Solid-State Laser Materials

    • Walter Koechner, Michael Bass
    Pages 44-77

  5. Laser Oscillator

    • Walter Koechner, Michael Bass
    Pages 78-120

  6. Laser Amplifier

    • Walter Koechner, Michael Bass
    Pages 121-148

  7. Optical Resonator

    • Walter Koechner, Michael Bass
    Pages 149-186

  8. Optical Pump Systems

    • Walter Koechner, Michael Bass
    Pages 187-244

  9. Thermo-Optic Effects

    • Walter Koechner, Michael Bass
    Pages 245-278

  10. Q-Switching

    • Walter Koechner, Michael Bass
    Pages 279-307

  11. Mode-Locking

    • Walter Koechner, Michael Bass
    Pages 308-338

  12. Nonlinear Devices

    • Walter Koechner, Michael Bass
    Pages 339-386

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 387-409
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Solid-state lasers have seen a fast and steady development and are the ubiquitous tool both for research and industrial applications. The author's monograph Solid-State Lasers has become the most-used reference book in this area. The present graduate text on solid-state lasers takes advantage of this rich source by focusing on the needs at the graduate level and those who need an introduction. Numerous exercises with hints for solution, new text and updated material where needed make this text very accessible.

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From the reviews:

"This college book describes the theory, operating characteristics, and design features of solid-state lasers. The book is written for students who want to familiarize themselves with solid-state lasers beyond the level of a general textbook. … In this college text the material has been streamlined … . The reader will find helpful summaries at the end of each chapter, many exercises with solutions, as well as a lot of helpful references for each chapter." (Peter Fröhlich, Optik, Zeitschrift für Licht- und Elektronenoptik, Vol. 115 (10), 2004)

"This graduate level textbook starts off by giving an historical overview of solid-state lasers and various milestones in this billion dollar field. Then it introduces the basic concepts on lasers and covers the properties of various solid-state laser materials widely used in research laboratories and industry. … Overall, this is a very well written textbook suitable for third and fourth year students interested in solid state lasers as well as graduate students and professionals working in the laser field." (Chennupati Jagadish, The Physicist, Vol. 41 (3), 2004)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Fibertek, Inc., Herndon, USA

    Walter Koechner

  • School of Optics/CREOL, University of Central Florida, Orlando, USA

    Michael Bass

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