Koechner's solid-state laser enginnering is a must for everybody doing research and development in this field. The new book on solid-state lasers is taylormade at tha graduate level at a reasonable size with exercises and updated material.

Klappentext

Koechner's well-known 'bible' on solid-state laser engineering is now available in an accessible format at the graduate level. Numerous exercises with hints for solution, new text and updated material where needed make this text very accessible.

Inhalt

1. Energy Transfer Between Radiation and Atomic Transitions 2. Properties of Solid-State Laser Materials 3. Laser Oscillator 4. Laser Amplifier 5. Optical Resonator 6. Optical Pump Systems 7.Thermo-Optic Effects 8. Q-Switching 9. Mode Locking 10. Nonlinear Devices . Appendices A.Conversion Factors and Constants B. Definition of Frequently Used Symbols