Koechner, Walter. <br/><br/>
Solid-State Laser Engineering  [recurso electrónico] / 
by Walter Koechner. 
 - XVI, 747 p. 447 illus.  online resource. 
 - Springer Series in Optical Sciences,  1  0342-4111 ; .
 - Springer Series in Optical Sciences,  1 .
<br/><br/>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 -- Damage of Optical Elements. 
<br/><br/> Written from an industrial perspective, Solid-State Laser Engineering discusses in detail the characteristics, design, construction, and performance of solid-state lasers. Emphasis is placed on engineering and practical considerations; phenomenological aspects using models are preferred to abstract mathematical derivations. Since its first edition almost 30 years ago this book has become the standard in the field of solid-state lasers for scientists,engineers and graduate students. This new edition has been extensively revised and updated to account for recent developments in the areas of diode-laser pumping, laser materials and nonlinear crystals. Completely new sections have been added dealing with frequency control, the theory of mode-locking, femto second lasers, high efficiency harmonic generation, passive and acousto-optic Q-switching, semiconductor saturable absorber mirrors (SESAM) and peridically poled nonlinear crystals. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780387293387  99780387293387 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>10.1007/0-387-29338-8  doi 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>PHYSICS.<br/>PARTICLES (NUCLEAR PHYSICS).<br/>LASER PHYSICS.<br/>MICROWAVES.<br/>PHYSICS.<br/>LASER TECHNOLOGY AND PHYSICS, PHOTONICS.<br/>SOLID STATE PHYSICS AND SPECTROSCOPY.<br/>MICROWAVES, RF AND OPTICAL ENGINEERING.