Laser-based Mid-infrared Sources and Applications

Informationen zum Autor Konstantin L. Vodopyanov, is the 21st Century Scholar Endowed Chair and Professor of Optics and Physics at CREOL, the College of Optics and Photonics at the University of Central Florida. He is a world expert in mid-IR lasers, laser-matter interactions, nonlinear optics, and laser spectroscopy. Klappentext An important guide to the major techniques for generating coherent light in the mid-infrared region of the spectrumLaser-based Mid-infrared Sources and Applications gives a comprehensive overview of the existing methods for generating coherent light in the important yet difficult-to-reach mid-infrared region of the spectrum (2-20 µm) and their applications.The book describes major approaches for mid-infrared light generation including ion-doped solid-state lasers, fiber lasers, semiconductor lasers, and laser sources based on nonlinear optical frequency conversion, and reviews a range of applications: spectral recognition of molecules and trace gas sensing, biomedical and military applications, high-field physics and attoscience, and others. Every chapter starts with the fundamentals for a given technique that enables self-directed study, while extensive references help conduct deeper research.Laser-based Mid-infrared Sources and Applications provides up-to-date information on the state-of the art mid-infrared sources, discusses in detail the advancements made over the last two decades such as microresonators and intra-subband quantum cascade lasers, and explores novel approaches that are currently subjects of intense research such as supercontinuum and frequency combs generation. This important book: Explains the fundamental principles and major techniques for coherent mid-infrared light generation Discusses recent advancements and current cutting-edge research in the field Highlights important biomedical, environmental, and military applicationsWritten for researchers, academics, students, and engineers from different disciplines, the book helps navigate the rapidly expanding field of mid-infrared laser-based technologies. Zusammenfassung An important guide to the major techniques for generating coherent light in the mid-infrared region of the spectrumLaser-based Mid-infrared Sources and Applications gives a comprehensive overview of the existing methods for generating coherent light in the important yet difficult-to-reach mid-infrared region of the spectrum (2-20 mum) and their applications.The book describes major approaches for mid-infrared light generation including ion-doped solid-state lasers, fiber lasers, semiconductor lasers, and laser sources based on nonlinear optical frequency conversion, and reviews a range of applications: spectral recognition of molecules and trace gas sensing, biomedical and military applications, high-field physics and attoscience, and others. Every chapter starts with the fundamentals for a given technique that enables self-directed study, while extensive references help conduct deeper research.Laser-based Mid-infrared Sources and Applications provides up-to-date information on the state-of the art mid-infrared sources, discusses in detail the advancements made over the last two decades such as microresonators and interband cascade lasers, and explores novel approaches that are currently subjects of intense research such as supercontinuum and frequency combs generation. This important book: Explains the fundamental principles and major techniques for coherent mid-infrared light generation Discusses recent advancements and current cutting-edge research in the field Highlights important biomedical, environmental, and military applicationsWritten for researchers, academics, students, and engineers from different disciplines, the book helps navigate the rapidly expanding field of mid-infrared laser-based technologies. Inhaltsverzeichnis About the Author xiPreface xiii1 Mid-IR Spectral Range 11...

Autorentext

Konstantin L. Vodopyanov, is the 21st Century Scholar Endowed Chair and Professor of Optics and Physics at CREOL, the College of Optics and Photonics at the University of Central Florida. He is a world expert in mid-IR lasers, laser-matter interactions, nonlinear optics, and laser spectroscopy.

Klappentext

An important guide to the major techniques for generating coherent light in the mid-infrared region of the spectrum Laser-based Mid-infrared Sources and Applications gives a comprehensive overview of the existing methods for generating coherent light in the important yet difficult-to-reach mid-infrared region of the spectrum (2-20 mum) and their applications. The book describes major approaches for mid-infrared light generation including ion-doped solid-state lasers, fiber lasers, semiconductor lasers, and laser sources based on nonlinear optical frequency conversion, and reviews a range of applications: spectral recognition of molecules and trace gas sensing, biomedical and military applications, high-field physics and attoscience, and others. Every chapter starts with the fundamentals for a given technique that enables self-directed study, while extensive references help conduct deeper research. Laser-based Mid-infrared Sources and Applications provides up-to-date information on the state-of the art mid-infrared sources, discusses in detail the advancements made over the last two decades such as microresonators and interband cascade lasers, and explores novel approaches that are currently subjects of intense research such as supercontinuum and frequency combs generation. This important book: Explains the fundamental principles and major techniques for coherent mid-infrared light generation Discusses recent advancements and current cutting-edge research in the field * Highlights important biomedical, environmental, and military applications Written for researchers, academics, students, and engineers from different disciplines, the book helps navigate the rapidly expanding field of mid-infrared laser-based technologies.

Inhalt

About the Author xi Preface xiii 1 Mid-IR Spectral Range 1 1.1 Definition of the Mid-IR 1 1.2 The World's Second Laser 3 1.3 Internal Vibrations of Molecules 4 References 5 2 Solid-state Crystalline Mid-IR Lasers 7 2.1 Rare-Earth-based Tm, Ho, and Er Lasers 7 2.1.1 Tm Lasers 7 2.1.2 Ho Lasers 10 2.1.3 Er Lasers 13 2.2 Transition Metal Cr and Fe Lasers 18 2.2.1 Spectroscopic Properties of Cr and Fe 18 2.2.2 Lasers Based on Chalcogenide Crystals Doped with Cr 21 2.2.2.1 Broadly Tunable Cr Lasers 21 2.2.2.2 High-power Continuous-wave Cr Lasers 23 2.2.2.3 High-power Cr CW Laser Systems Operating at 2.94 mum 23 2.2.2.4 Gain-switched High-power Cr Lasers 24 2.2.2.5 Microchip Cr Lasers 25 2.2.2.6 Waveguide and Thin-disk Cr:ZnSe Lasers 26 2.2.2.7 Mode-locked Cr:ZnS/Cr:ZnSe Lasers 27 2.2.3 Lasers Based on Chalcogenide Crystals Doped with Fe 30 2.2.3.1 Free-running Pulsed Fe:ZnSe/ZnS Lasers 30 2.2.3.2 Gain-switched Regime of Fe Lasers at Room Temperature 32 2.2.3.3 Continuous-wave Fe Lasers 33 2.2.3.4 Tunable Fe Lasers at Room Temperature 35 2.2.3.5 Ultrafast Amplifier in the 3.8-4.8 mum Range 35 2.3 Summary 35 References 36 3 Fiber Mid-IR Lasers 43 3.1 Introduction 43 3.2 Continuous-wave Mid-IR Fiber Lasers 44 3.2.1 Tm-based Fiber Lasers 44 3.2.2 Ho-based Fiber Lasers 47 3.2.3 Er-based Fiber Lasers 49 3.2.4 Dy-based Fiber Lasers 52 3.2.5 Raman Fiber Lasers 52 3.3 Q-switched Mid-IR Fiber Lasers 54 3.4 Mode-locked Mid-IR Fiber Lasers 56 3.5 Summary 60 References 61 4 Semiconductor Lasers 65 4.1 Heterojunction Mid-IR Lasers 65 4.1.1 GaSb-based Diode Lasers 66 4.1.2 Distributed Feedback GaSb-based Lasers 70 4.2 Quantum Cascade Lasers 73 4.2.1 High Power and High Efficiency QCLs 76 4.2.2 Single-mode Distributed Feedback (DFB) QCLs 79 4.2.3 Broadly Tunable QCLs with an External Cavity 82 4.2.4 Short-wavelength ( 4.2.5 QCLs at Long (16-21 mum) Wavelengths 86 4.3 Interband Cascade Lasers 87 4.4 Optically Pumped Semiconducto…