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Tables of Contents for Solid-State Lasers
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Preface
v
Introduction Overview of the History, Performance Characteristics, and Applications of Solid-State Lasers
1
1
Major Milestones in the Development of Solid-State Lasers
1
6
Typical Performance Parameters and Applications
7
5
Energy Transfer Between Radiation and Atomic Transitions
12
32
Optical Amplification
12
3
Interaction of Radiation with Matter
15
6
Blackbody Radiation
15
1
Boltzmann's Statistics
16
1
Einstein's Coefficients
17
3
Phase Coherence of Stimulated Emission
20
1
Absorption and Optical Gain
21
9
Atomic Lineshapes
21
4
Absorption by Stimulated Transitions
25
3
Population Inversion
28
2
Creation of a Population Inversion
30
5
The Three-Level System
31
2
The Four-Level System
33
1
The Metastable Level
34
1
Laser Rate Equations
35
9
Three-Level System
36
3
Four-Level System
39
1
Summary
40
1
References
41
1
Exercises
41
3
Properties of Solid-State Laser Materials
44
34
Overview
45
9
Host Materials
46
2
Active Ions
48
6
Ruby
54
3
Nd: YAG
57
3
Nd: Glass
60
3
Laser Properties
60
3
Nd: YLF
63
2
Nd: YVO4
65
2
Er: Glass
67
1
Yb: YAG
68
2
Alexandrite
70
2
Ti: Sapphire
72
6
Summary
74
1
References
75
1
Exercises
76
2
Laser Oscillator
78
43
Operation at Threshold
80
4
Gain Saturation
84
2
Circulating Power
86
2
Oscillator Performance Model
88
14
Conversion of Input to Output Energy
88
7
Laser Output
95
7
Relaxation Oscillations
102
4
Examples of Laser Oscillators
106
15
Lamp-Pumped cw Nd: YAG Laser
107
4
Diode Side-Pumped Nd: YAG Laser
111
4
End-Pumped Systems
115
3
Summary
118
1
References
119
1
Exercises
119
2
Laser Amplifier
121
28
Pulse Amplification
122
5
Nd: YAG Amplifiers
127
8
Nd: Glass Amplifiers
135
6
Depopulation Losses
141
3
Amplified Spontaneous Emission
141
3
Prelasing and Parasitic Modes
144
1
Self-Focusing
144
5
Summary
147
1
References
147
1
Exercises
148
1
Optical Resonator
149
38
Transverse Modes
149
20
Intensity Distribution
150
4
Characteristics of a Gaussian Beam
154
2
Resonator Configurations
156
4
Stability of Laser Resonators
160
1
Higher Order Modes
161
1
Diffraction Losses
162
2
Active Resonator
164
2
Mode-Selecting Techniques
166
3
Longitudinal Modes
169
9
The Fabry--Perot Interferometer
169
3
Laser Resonator
172
3
Longitudinal Mode Control
175
3
Unstable Resonators
178
9
Summary
183
1
References
183
1
Exercises
184
3
Optical Pump Systems
187
58
Pump Sources
187
26
Flashlamps
187
9
Continuous Arc Lamps
196
2
Laser Diodes
198
15
Pump Radiation Transfer Methods
213
32
Side-Pumping with Lamps
214
6
Side-Pumping with Diodes
220
10
End-Pumped Lasers
230
8
Face-Pumped Disks
238
3
Summary
241
1
References
242
1
Exercises
243
2
Thermo-Optic Effects
245
34
Cylindrical Geometry
248
17
Temperature Distribution
249
2
Thermal Stresses
251
2
Photoelastic Effects
253
2
Thermal Lensing
255
3
Stress Birefringence
258
5
Compensation of Thermally Induced Optical Distortions
263
2
Slab and Disk Geometries
265
6
Rectangular-Slab Laser
265
3
Slab Laser with Zigzag Optical Path
268
2
Disk Amplifiers
270
1
End-Pumped Configurations
271
8
Summary
276
1
References
277
1
Exercises
278
1
Q-Switching
279
29
Q-Switch Theory
280
8
Continuously Pumped, Repetitively Q-Switched Systems
284
4
Mechanical Devices
288
1
Electro-Optical Q-Switches
289
6
Acousto-Optic Q-Switches
295
7
Device Characteristics
300
2
Passive Q-Switch
302
6
Summary
305
1
References
306
1
Exercises
306
2
Mode-Locking
308
31
Pulse Formation
308
7
Passive Mode-Locking
315
7
Liquid Dye Saturable Absorber
316
1
Kerr Lens Mode-Locking
317
5
Active Mode-Locking
322
4
AM Modulation
322
3
FM Modulation
325
1
Picosecond Lasers
326
5
AM Mode-Locking
327
2
FM Mode-Locking
329
2
Femtosecond Lasers
331
8
Laser Materials
331
1
Resonator Design
332
4
Summary
336
1
References
337
1
Exercises
337
2
Nonlinear Devices
339
48
Nonlinear Optics
340
5
Second-Order Nonlinearities
341
2
Third-Order Nonlinearities
343
2
Harmonic Generation
345
18
Basic Equations of Second-Harmonic Generation
345
3
Index Matching
348
6
Parameters Affecting the Doubling Efficiency
354
4
Intracavity Frequency Doubling
358
2
Third-Harmonic Generation
360
3
Parametric Oscillators
363
11
Performance Modeling
365
7
Quasi-Phase-Matching
372
2
Raman Laser
374
5
Optical Phase Conjugation
379
8
Summary
384
1
References
385
1
Exercises
386
1
A Conversion Factors and Constants
387
4
B Definition of Symbols
391
6
C Partial Solutions to the Exercises
397
8
Index
405