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.

Koechner's well-known "bible" on solid-state laser engineering now in an accessible format at the graduate level Numerous exercises with hints for solutions New text added and updated material where needed Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras Request lecturer material: sn.pub/lecturer-material

Autorentext

Walter Koechner received a doctorate in electrical engineering from the University of Technology in Vienna, Austria, in 1965. He has published numerous papers in the fields of solid-state lasers, optics and solid-state physics. Dr. Koechner is founder of Fibertek, Inc., a research company specializing in the design, development and production of advanced solid-state lasers, optical radars, and remote sensing systems.

Inhalt
Overview of the History, Performance Characteristics, and Applications of Solid-State Lasers.- Energy Transfer Between Radiation and Atomic Transitions.- Properties of Solid-State Laser Materials.- Laser Oscillator.- Laser Amplifier.- Optical Resonator.- Optical Pump Systems.- Thermo-Optic Effects.- Q-Switching.- Mode-Locking.- Nonlinear Devices.