Preface |
Introduction |
Energy Transfer Between Radiation and Atomic Transitions / 1: |
Optical Amplification / 1.1: |
Interaction of Radiation with Matter / 1.2: |
Blackbody Radiation / 1.2.1: |
Boltzmann's Statistics / 1.2.2: |
Einstein's Coefficients / 1.2.3: |
Phase Coherence of Stimulated Emission / 1.2.4: |
Absorption and Optical Gain / 1.3: |
Atomic Lineshapes / 1.3.1: |
Absorption by Stimulated Transitions / 1.3.2: |
Population Inversion / 1.3.3: |
Creation of a Population Inversion / 1.4: |
The Three-Level System / 1.4.1: |
The Four-Level System / 1.4.2: |
The Metastable Level / 1.4.3: |
Laser Rate Equations / 1.5: |
Comparison of Three- and Four-Level Lasers / 1.5.1: |
Properties of Solid-State Laser Materials / 2: |
Overview / 2.1: |
Host Materials / 2.1.1: |
Active Ions / 2.1.2: |
Ruby / 2.2: |
Nd:Lasers / 2.3: |
Nd:YAG / 2.3.1: |
Nd:Glass / 2.3.2: |
Nd:Cr:GSGG / 2.3.3: |
Nd:YLF / 2.3.4: |
Nd:YVO[subscript 4] / 2.3.5: |
Er:Lasers / 2.4: |
Er:YAG / 2.4.1: |
Er:Glass / 2.4.2: |
Tunable Lasers / 2.5: |
Alexandrite Laser / 2.5.1: |
Ti:Sapphire / 2.5.2: |
Cr:LiSAF / 2.5.3: |
Tm:YAG / 2.5.4: |
Yb:YAG / 2.6: |
Laser Oscillator / 3: |
Operation at Threshold / 3.1: |
Gain Saturation / 3.2: |
Circulating Power / 3.3: |
Oscillator Performance Model / 3.4: |
Conversion of Input to Output Energy / 3.4.1: |
Laser Output / 3.4.2: |
Relaxation Oscillations / 3.5: |
Theory / 3.5.1: |
Spike Suppression / 3.5.2: |
Gain Switching / 3.5.3: |
Examples of Laser Oscillators / 3.6: |
Lamp-Pumped cw Nd:YAG Laser / 3.6.1: |
Diode Side-Pumped Nd:YAG Laser / 3.6.2: |
End-Pumped Systems / 3.6.3: |
Ring Laser / 3.7: |
Laser Amplifier / 4: |
Single- and Multiple-Pass Pulse Amplifiers / 4.1: |
Pulse Amplification / 4.1.1: |
Nd:YAG Amplifiers / 4.1.2: |
Nd:Glass Amplifiers / 4.1.3: |
Multipass Amplifier Configurations / 4.1.4: |
Regenerative Amplifiers / 4.2: |
cw Amplifiers / 4.3: |
Signal Distortions / 4.4: |
Spatial Distortions / 4.4.1: |
Temporal Distortions / 4.4.2: |
Depopulation Losses / 4.5: |
Amplified Spontaneous Emission / 4.5.1: |
Prelasing and Parasitic Modes / 4.5.2: |
Reduction of Depopulation Losses / 4.5.3: |
Self-Focusing / 4.6: |
Whole-Beam Self-Focusing / 4.6.1: |
Examples of Self-focusing in Nd:YAG Lasers / 4.6.2: |
Small-Scale Self-Focusing / 4.6.3: |
Suppression of Self-Focusing / 4.6.4: |
Optical Resonator / 5: |
Transverse Modes / 5.1: |
Intensity Distribution / 5.1.1: |
Characteristics of a Gaussian Beam / 5.1.2: |
Resonator Configurations / 5.1.3: |
Stability of Laser Resonators / 5.1.4: |
Diffraction Losses / 5.1.5: |
Higher-Order Modes / 5.1.6: |
Mode Selection / 5.1.7: |
Active Resonator / 5.1.8: |
Examples of Resonator Designs / 5.1.9: |
Resonator Modeling and Software Packages / 5.1.10: |
Longitudinal Modes / 5.2: |
The Fabry-Perot Interferometer / 5.2.1: |
Laser Resonator with Gain Medium / 5.2.2: |
Longitudinal Mode Control / 5.2.3: |
Injection Seeding / 5.2.4: |
Intensity and Frequency Control / 5.3: |
Amplitude Fluctuations / 5.3.1: |
Frequency Tuning / 5.3.2: |
Frequency Locking / 5.3.3: |
Hardware Design / 5.4: |
Unstable Resonators / 5.5: |
Confocal Positive-Branch Unstable Resonator / 5.5.1: |
Negative-Branch Unstable Resonator / 5.5.2: |
Variable Reflectivity Output Couplers / 5.5.3: |
Gain, Mode Size, and Alignment Sensitivity / 5.5.4: |
Wavelength Selection / 5.6: |
Optical Pump Systems / 6: |
Pump Sources / 6.1: |
Flashlamps / 6.1.1: |
Continuous Arc Lamps / 6.1.2: |
Laser Diodes / 6.1.3: |
Pump Radiation Transfer Methods / 6.2: |
Side-Pumping with Lamps / 6.2.1: |
Side-Pumping with Diodes / 6.2.2: |
End-Pumped Lasers / 6.2.3: |
Face-Pumped Disks / 6.2.4: |
Thermo-Optic Effects / 7: |
Cylindrical Geometry / 7.1: |
Temperature Distribution / 7.1.1: |
Thermal Stresses / 7.1.2: |
Photoelastic Effects / 7.1.3: |
Thermal Lensing / 7.1.4: |
Stress Birefringence / 7.1.5: |
Compensation of Optical Distortions / 7.1.6: |
Slab and Disk Geometries / 7.2: |
Rectangular-Slab Laser / 7.2.1: |
Slab Laser with Zigzag Optical Path / 7.2.2: |
Disk Amplifiers and Lasers / 7.2.3: |
End-Pumped Configurations / 7.3: |
Thermal Gradients and Stress / 7.3.1: |
Thermal Fracture Limit / 7.3.2: |
Thermal Management / 7.4: |
Liquid Cooling / 7.4.1: |
Conduction Cooling / 7.4.2: |
Air/Gas Cooling / 7.4.3: |
Q-Switching / 8: |
Q-Switch Theory / 8.1: |
Fast Q-Switch / 8.1.1: |
Slow Q-Switching / 8.1.2: |
Continuously Pumped, Repetitively Q-Switched Systems / 8.1.3: |
Mechanical Q-Switches / 8.2: |
Electro-Optical Q-Switches / 8.3: |
KDP and KD*P Pockels Cells / 8.3.1: |
LiNbO[subscript 3] Pockels Cells / 8.3.2: |
Prelasing and Postlasing / 8.3.3: |
Depolarization Losses / 8.3.4: |
Drivers for Electro-Optic Q-Switches / 8.3.5: |
Acousto-Optic Q-Switches / 8.4: |
Bragg Reflection / 8.4.1: |
Device Characteristics / 8.4.2: |
Passive Q-Switches / 8.5: |
Cavity Dumping / 8.6: |
Mode Locking / 9: |
Pulse Formation / 9.1: |
Passive Mode Locking / 9.2: |
Liquid Dye Saturable Absorber / 9.2.1: |
Coupled-Cavity Mode Locking / 9.2.2: |
Kerr Lens Mode Locking / 9.2.3: |
Semiconductor Saturable Absorber Mirror (SESAM) / 9.2.4: |
Active Mode Locking / 9.3: |
cw Mode Locking / 9.3.1: |
Transient Active Mode Locking / 9.3.2: |
Picosecond Lasers / 9.4: |
AM Mode Locking / 9.4.1: |
FM Mode Locking / 9.4.2: |
Femtosecond Lasers / 9.5: |
Laser Materials / 9.5.1: |
Dispersion Compensation / 9.5.2: |
Examples of Kerr Lens or SESAM Mode-Locked Femtosecond Lasers / 9.5.3: |
Chirped Pulse Amplifiers / 9.5.4: |
Nonlinear Devices / 10: |
Nonlinear Optical Effects / 10.1: |
Second-Order Nonlinearities / 10.1.1: |
Third-Order Nonlinearities / 10.1.2: |
Harmonic Generation / 10.2: |
Basic Theory of Second Harmonic Generation / 10.2.1: |
Phase Matching / 10.2.2: |
Properties of Nonlinear Crystals / 10.2.3: |
Intracavity Frequency Doubling / 10.2.4: |
Third Harmonic Generation / 10.2.5: |
Examples of Harmonic Generation / 10.2.6: |
Optical Parametric Oscillators / 10.3: |
Performance Modeling / 10.3.1: |
Crystals / 10.3.2: |
Quasi Phase Matching / 10.3.3: |
Design and Performance / 10.3.4: |
Raman Laser / 10.4: |
Device Implementation / 10.4.1: |
Optical Phase Conjugation / 10.5: |
Basic Considerations / 10.5.1: |
Material Properties / 10.5.2: |
Focusing Geometry / 10.5.3: |
Pump-Beam Properties / 10.5.4: |
System Design / 10.5.5: |
Damage of Optical Elements / 11: |
Surface Damage / 11.1: |
Inclusion Damage / 11.2: |
Damage Threshold of Optical Materials / 11.3: |
Scaling Laws / 11.3.1: |
Laser Host Materials / 11.3.2: |
Optical Glass / 11.3.3: |
Nonlinear Crystals / 11.3.4: |
Dielectric Thin Films / 11.3.5: |
System Design Considerations / 11.4: |
Choice of Materials / 11.4.1: |
Design of System / 11.4.2: |
System Operation / 11.4.3: |
Laser Safety / Appendix A: |
Conversion Factors and Constants / Appendix B: |
Definition of Symbols / Appendix C: |
References |
Subject Index |
Preface |
Introduction |
Energy Transfer Between Radiation and Atomic Transitions / 1: |
Optical Amplification / 1.1: |
Interaction of Radiation with Matter / 1.2: |
Blackbody Radiation / 1.2.1: |