Allen / Ter Haar Essentials of Lasers

The Commonwealth and International Library: Selected Readings in Physics
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-1-4831-5894-5
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, 244 Seiten, Web PDF

Essentials of Lasers outlines the essential principles upon which laser action depends. This book is organized into two parts encompassing 18 chapters that specifically discuss the basic theory of lasers and resonator theory. The first part deals with the principles and application of several types of lasers, including crystalline solid, gas, and semiconductor lasers. The second part describes first the features and uses of infrared and optical lasers. These topics are followed by reviews of the different components of lasers, such as amplifier and interferometer. Considerable chapters in this part contain experiments concerning the fluorescent relaxation processes and infrared emission from trivalent uranium. The remaining chapters deal with the coherent light emission from GaAs junctions and the burning hole effects in He-Ne optical laser. This book will prove useful to laser scientists, physicists, and researchers.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Allen, L.

Ter Haar, D.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;Essentials of Lasers;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Table of Contents;8
5;Dedication;6
6;Preface;10
7;PART I;12
7.1;CHAPTER 1. Introduction to the Laser;14
7.2;CHAPTER 2. The Theory of Lasers;19
7.3;CHAPTER 3. Crystalline Solid Lasers;30
7.4;CHAPTER 4. Gas Lasers;39
7.5;CHAPTER 5. Semiconductor Lasers;49
7.6;CHAPTER 6. A More Complex View of the Laser;57
7.7;REFERENCES;66
8;PART II: REPRINTED PAPERS;68
8.1;Chapter 1. Infrared and Optical Lases;70
8.1.1;Summary;70
8.1.2;Introduction;70
8.1.3;Characteristics of Masers for Microwave Frequencies;71
8.1.4;Use of Multimode Cavities at High Frequencies;72
8.1.5;Spectrum of a Maser Oscillator;77
8.1.6;Selection of Modes for Amplification;79
8.1.7;Further Discussion of Properties of Masers using Large Dimensions;86
8.1.8;Light Sources for Excitation;91
8.1.9;Solid-state Devices;93
8.1.10;Summary and High-frequency Limits;94
8.1.11;Acknowledgements;95
8.2;Chapter 2. Molecular Amplifier and Generator for Submillimeter Waves;96
8.3;Chapter 3. Resonant Modes in a Maser Interferometer;99
8.3.1;Summary;99
8.3.2;I. Introduction;99
8.3.3;II. Formulation of the Problem;101
8.3.4;2.1 General Information;101
8.3.5;2.2 Rectangular Plane Mirrors;103
8.3.6;2.3 Circular Plane Mirrors;105
8.3.7;2.4 Confocal Spherical or Paraboloidal Mirrors;107
8.3.8;III. Computer Solutions;109
8.3.9;3.1 General;109
8.3.10;3.2 Infinite Strip Mirrors;109
8.3.11;3.3 Circular Plane Mirrors;113
8.3.12;3.4 Confocal Spherical Mirrors;115
8.3.13;IV. Discussion of Results;121
8.3.14;V. Conclusions;132
8.3.15;Appendix A;133
8.3.16;Appendix B;136
8.3.17;Appendix C;137
8.3.18;References;138
8.4;Chapter 4. Optical and Microwave-optical Experiments in Ruby
;140
8.4.1;References;144
8.5;Chapter 5. Stimulated Optical Radiation in Ruby
;145
8.6;Chapter 6. Stimulated Infrared Emission from Trivalent Uranium
;148
8.6.1;References;154
8.7;Chapter 7. Stimulated Optical Emission in Fluorescent Solids. I. Theoretical Considerations;155
8.7.1;Summary;155
8.7.2;Introduction;155
8.7.3;Pumping Power Considerations;157
8.7.4;Spectral Width;165
8.7.5;Conclusions;170
8.8;Chapter 8. Possibility of Production of Negative Temperature in Gas Discharges;172
8.8.1;References;177
8.9;Chapter 9. Population Inversion and Continuous Optical Maser Oscillation in a Gas Discharge Containing a He-Ne Mixture;178
8.9.1;References;188
8.10;Chapter 10. Laser Conditions in Semiconductors;189
8.10.1;Summary;189
8.10.2;References;196
8.11;Chapter 11. Coherent Light Emission from GaAs Junctions
;197
8.11.1;References;202
8.12;Chapter 12. Hole Burning Effects in a He–Ne Optical Laser
;203
8.12.1;Summary;203
8.12.2;1. Introduction;203
8.12.3;2. Maser Construction;204
8.12.4;3. Experimental Results
;205
8.12.5;4. Parameters in the Present Maser;212
8.12.6;5. Mode Pulling Analysis;214
8.12.7;6. Assumptions on Line Shape;217
8.12.8;7. Homogeneous Broadening;219
8.12.9;8. General Approximate Solution for Optical Masers;220
8.12.10;9. Effect of Holes;221
8.12.11;10. Hole Widths from Stimulated Emission;225
8.12.12;11. Effects of Elastic Scattering;227
8.12.13;12. Semi-empirical Representation of Hole Widths;229
8.12.14;13. Comparison of Mode Pulling Analysis with Experiment;230
8.12.15;14. Conclusion;234
8.12.16;Acknowledgments;236
9;Appendix I;237
10;Appendix II;238
11;Index;242