Solid - State Lasers (Advanced Texts in Physics Series): A Graduate Text

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Solid-state lasers have seen a fast and steady development and are the ubiquitous tool both for research and industrial applications. The author's monograph Solid-State Lasers has become the most-used reference book in this area. The present graduate text on solid-state lasers takes advantage of this rich source by focusing on the needs at the graduate level and those who need an introduction. Numerous exercises with hints for solution, new text and updated material where needed make this text very accessible.


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Solid-state laser technology continues to develop at a rapid pace, and the laser itself has already become a ubiquitous tool in research and in industrial, medical, and military applications. Solid-State Lasers: A Graduate Text is the first graduate-level text exclusively devoted to this important class of lasers. This adaptation of Koechner's classic monograph Solid-State Laser Engineering offers a detailed discussion of the theory, operating characteristics, and design features of solid-state lasers. Topics covered include laser materials, oscillators, amplifiers, optical resonators, optical pump systems, thermo-optic effects, Q-switching, mode-locking, and frequency conversion. Numerous exercises with hints for solutions, new text, and updated material have been added to make this text accessible to both graduate students and practicing scientists or engineers entering the field of solid-state lasers.


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