ABSTRACT

The invention of the laser was one of the towering achievements of the twentieth century. At the opening of the twenty-first century we are witnessing the burgeoning of the myriad technical innovations to which that invention has led. The Handbook of Laser Technology and Applications is a practical and long-lasting reference source for scientists a

part |2 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|3 pages

Principles

chapter 2|75 pages

Basic laser principles

chapter 3|33 pages

Free-space laser resonators

chapter 4|19 pages

Waveguide laser resonators

chapter 5|26 pages

Laser beam control

chapter 6|23 pages

Nonlinear optics

chapter 7|38 pages

Interference and polarization

chapter 8|27 pages

Optical waveguide theory

chapter 9|29 pages

Optical detection and noise

part 11|2 pages

PART B LASER DESIGN, FABRICATION AND PROPERTIES

chapter 12|31 pages

Transition metal ion lasers—Cr3+

chapter 13|13 pages

Transition metal ion lasers other than Cr3+

chapter 14|30 pages

Rare earth ion lasers—Nd3+

chapter 19|24 pages

Colour centre lasers

part 20|1 pages

B2 Laser diodes

chapter 21|36 pages

B2.1 Basic principles of laser diodes

chapter 23|20 pages

B2.3 High-speed laser diodes

part 30|2 pages

B3 Gas lasers

chapter 31|40 pages

B3.1 Carbon dioxide lasers

chapter 32|56 pages

Excimer, F2, N2 and H2 lasers

chapter 33|13 pages

B3.3 Copper and gold vapour lasers

chapter 34|19 pages

COIL

chapter 35|11 pages

HF/DF

chapter 37|12 pages

Helium–neon lasers

chapter 38|7 pages

Helium–cadmium laser

chapter 39|21 pages

Optically pumped mid IR lasers NH3, C2H2

chapter 40|10 pages

Far-IR lasers HCN, H2O

part 41|1 pages

Fibre and waveguide lasers

chapter 42|14 pages

Fibre lasers

chapter 43|11 pages

High power fibre lasers

chapter 44|17 pages

Cascaded Raman fibre lasers

chapter 45|18 pages

Soliton lasers

chapter 47|17 pages

High-power waveguide lasers

part 48|1 pages

Other lasers

chapter 50|27 pages

X-ray lasers

chapter 51|28 pages

Liquid lasers

chapter 52|19 pages

Solid-state dye lasers

chapter 53|3 pages

PART C LASER SYSTEM DESIGN

chapter 54|15 pages

Optical components

chapter 55|10 pages

Optical control elements

chapter 57|8 pages

C1.4 Opto-mechanical parts

part 61|1 pages

C2 Optical pulse generation

chapter 62|8 pages

C2.1 Quasi-cw and modulated beams

chapter 63|15 pages

C2.2 Short pulses

chapter 64|39 pages

C2.3 Ultrashort pulses

part 65|2 pages

Frequency conversion and filtering

part 69|2 pages

C4 Beam delivery

chapter 70|7 pages

C4.1 Basic principles

chapter 71|35 pages

C4.2 Free-space optics

chapter 72|14 pages

C4.3 Fibre optic beam delivery

part 74|1 pages

C5 Laser beam measurement

chapter 75|8 pages

Beam propagation

chapter 76|14 pages

C5.2 Detectors

part 79|1 pages

C6 Laser safety

chapter 80|19 pages

Laser safety

chapter 81|3 pages

PART D APPLICATIONS: CASE STUDIES

chapter 82|25 pages

Welding

chapter 83|25 pages

Cutting

chapter 84|19 pages

Laser marking

chapter 85|19 pages

Drilling

chapter 86|8 pages

Photolithography

chapter 87|31 pages

Laser micromachining

chapter 88|12 pages

Rapid manufacturing

part 90|2 pages

Optical measurement techniques

chapter 92|30 pages

Laser velocimetry

chapter 93|26 pages

Laser vibrometers

chapter 95|42 pages

Optical fibre hydrophones

chapter 97|12 pages

High-speed imaging

chapter 99|3 pages

Medical

chapter 109|12 pages

free-electron laser

chapter 110|35 pages

D3.3 Medical diagnostics

chapter 112|25 pages

D3.5 Biomedical laser safety

part 120|1 pages

D5 Optical information storage

chapter 121|30 pages

D5.1 Optical data storage

part 123|1 pages

D6 Spectroscopy

part 127|2 pages

D7 Earth and environmental sciences

part 130|1 pages

D8 Lasers in astronomy

chapter 131|44 pages

D8.1 Lasers in astronomy

part 132|1 pages

D9 Holography: holographic optical elements and computer-generated holography

part 134|1 pages

D10 High-intensity lasers for plasma studies