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Informationen zum Autor Boris Denker is head of the Laboratory of Concentrated Laser Materials at the A.M.Prokhorov General Physics Institute, Moscow, Russia. Eugene Shklovsky is Senior Laser Scientist at Optech Inc, Toronto, Canada. Klappentext Part one covers solid-state laser materials! part two discusses solid-state laser systems and part three looks at solid-state laser applications. Zusammenfassung Part one covers solid-state laser materials! part two discusses solid-state laser systems and part three looks at solid-state laser applications. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1 Solid-state laser materials: Oxide laser crystals doped with rare earth and transition metal ions; Fluoride laser crystals; Oxide laser ceramics; Fluoride laser ceramics; Neodymium! Erbium and Ytterbium laser glasses; Nonlinear crystals for solid-state lasers. Part 2 Solid-state laser systems and their applications: Principles of solid-state lasers; Powering solid-state lasers; Operation regimes for solid-state lasers; Neodymium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet (Nd:YAG) and neodymium-doped yttrium orthvanadate (Nd:YVO4); System sizing issues with diode-pumped quasi-three level materials; Neodymium doped lithium yttrium fluoride (Nd:YLiF4) lasers; Erbium (Er) glass lasers; Microchip lasers; Fiber lasers; Laser mid-infrared system with nonlinear optical conversion; Raman lasers; Cryogenic lasers; Laser induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS); Surgical solid-state lasers and their clinical applications; Solid-state lasers (SSL) in defence programs; Environmental applications of solid-state lasers.
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Woodhead Publishing Series in Electronic and Optical Materials
Foreword
Preface
Part I: Solid-state laser materials
Chapter 1: Oxide laser crystals doped with rare earth and transition metal ions
Abstract:
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Laser-active ions
1.3 Host lattices
1.4 Laser medium geometry
1.5 Rare earth-doped sesquioxides
1.6 Mode-locked sesquioxide lasers
1.7 Future trends
Chapter 2: Fluoride laser crystals
Abstract:
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Crystal growth, structural, optical and thermo-mechanical properties of the most important fluoride crystals
2.3 Pr3 + doped crystals for RGB video-projection and quantum information experiments
2.4 Yb3+ doped fluorides for ultra-short and high-power laser chains
2.5 Undoped crystals for nonlinear optics and ultra-short pulse lasers
Chapter 3: Oxide laser ceramics
Abstract:
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Ceramics preparation
3.3 Physical properties of oxide laser ceramics
3.4 Solid-state lasers using oxide ceramic elements
3.5 Conclusion
3.6 Acknowledgements
Chapter 4: Fluoride laser ceramics
Abstract:
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Fluoride powders: chemistry problems and relevant technology processes
4.3 Fluoride ceramics as optical medium
4.4 Development of the fluoride laser ceramics synthesis protocol
4.5 Microstructure, spectral luminescence and lasing properties
4.6 CaF2:Yb3 + system
4.7 Prospective compositions for fluoride laser ceramics
4.8 Conclusion
4.9 Acknowledgments
4.10 Note to the reader
Chapter 5: Neodymium, erbium and ytterbium laser glasses
Abstract:
5.1 Introduction
5.2 The history of laser glasses
5.3 Commercial laser glasses
5.4 Modern neodymium and erbium laser glasses
5.5 Ytterbium glasses
5.6 Future trends in glass-based laser materials
Chapter 6: Nonlinear crystals for solid-state lasers
Abstract:
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Second-order frequency conversion
6.3 Nonlinear crystal development
6.4 Nonlinear crystals: current status and future trends
6.5 Sources of further information and advice
Part II: Solid-state laser systems and their applications
Chapter 7: Principles of solid-state lasers
Abstract:
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Amplification of radiation
7.3 Optical amplifiers
7.4 Laser resonators
7.5 Model of laser operation
7.6 Conclusion
Chapter 8: Powering solid-state lasers
Abstract:
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Safety
8.3 Flashlamp pumping
8.4 Laser diode pumping
8.5 Control features
8.6 Conclusion
Chapter 9: Operation regimes for solid-state lasers
Abstract:
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Continuous-wave operation
9.3 Pulsed pumping of solid-state lasers
9.4 Q-switching
9.5 Mode locking
9.6 Chirped-pulse amplification
9.7 Regenerative amplification
Chapter 10: Neodymium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet (Nd:YAG) and neodymium-doped yttrium orthovanadate (Nd:YVO4)
Abstract:
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Oscillators for neodymium lasers
10.3 Power/energy limitations and oscillator scaling concepts
10.4 Power scaling with master oscillator/power amplifier (MOPA) architectures
10.5 Future trends
10.6 Sources of further information and advice
Chapter 11: System sizing issues with diode-pumped quasi-three-level materials
Abstract:
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Ytterbium-doped materials and bulk operating conditions
11.3 Overview of Yb-based systems pump architectures and modes of operation
11.4 YAG-KGW-KYW-based laser systems for nanosecond and sub-p
