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Tunable Lasers Handbook

Duarte, Frank J.

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Table of contents
  • Contentsv
  • Contributorsxi
  • Prefacexiii
  • Chapter 1. Introduction1
  • 1. Introduction1
  • 2. Tunable Laser Complementarity4
  • 3. Goal of This Book5
  • References6
  • Chapter 2. Narrow-Linewidth Laser Oscillators and Intracavity Dispersion9
  • 1. Introduction9
  • 2. Dispersive Oscillator Configurations10
  • 3. Physical Dimensions15
  • 4. Generalized Interference Equation16
  • 5. Dispersion Linewidth Equation17
  • 6. Beam Divergence19
  • 7. Intracavity Dispersion19
  • 8. Intracavity Multiple-Prism Dispersion and Pulse Compression23
  • 9. Transmission Efficiency of Multiple-Prism Arrays24
  • 10. Wavelength Tuning26
  • Appendix: Dispersion of Multiple-Prism Arrays and 4 x 4 Transfer Matrices29
  • References31
  • Chapter 3. Tunable Excimer Lasers33
  • 1. Introduction33
  • 2. Excimer Active Media35
  • 3. Tuning of Discharge and Electron Beam Pumped Excimer Lasers41
  • 4. Discharge Excimer Lasers53
  • References59
  • Chapter 4. CO2 Isotope Lasers and Their Applications in Tunable Laser Spectroscopy63
  • 1. Introduction63
  • 2. Vibrational Energy-Level Structive of the CO2 Molecule65
  • 3. Rotational Energy-Level Substructure of the CO2 Molecule69
  • 4. Processes Governing the Excitation of Regular Band Laser Transitions in CO271
  • 5. Additional Characteristics of Regular Band CO2 Lasers Transitions74
  • 6. Lineshape Functions and Broadening Due to Gas Pressure and Doppler Shift in CO2 Gas76
  • 7. Spectral Purity and Short-Term Stability79
  • 8. Long-Term Line-Center Stabilization of CO2 Lasers82
  • 9. Absolute Frequencies of Regular Band Lasing Transitions in Nine CO2 Isotopic Species95
  • 10. Pressure Shifts in Line-Center-Stabilized CO2 Lasers137
  • 11. Small-Signal Gain and Saturation Intensity of Regular Band Lasing Transitions in Sealed-off CO2144
  • 12. Laser Design149
  • 13. Spanning the Frequency Range between Line-Center Stabilized CO2 Laser Transitions154
  • 14. Spectroscopic Use of CO2 Lasers outside Their Fundamental 8.9- to 12.4-μM Wavelength Range159
  • References161
  • Chapter 5. Dye Lasers167
  • 1. Introduction167
  • 2. Laser-Pumped Pulsed Dye Lasers172
  • 3. Flashlamp-Pumped Dye Lasers179
  • 4. cw Laser-Pumped Dye Lasers184
  • 5. Femtosecond-Pulsed Dye Lasers191
  • 6. Solid-State Dye Lasers195
  • Appendix of Laser Dyes200
  • References215
  • Chapter 6. Transition Metal Solid-State Lasers219
  • 1. Introduction219
  • 2. Transition Metal and Lanthanide Series Lasers225
  • 3. Physics of Transition Metal Lasers232
  • 4. Cr:Al2O3246
  • 5. Cr:BeAl2O4251
  • 6. Ti:Al2O3258
  • 7. Cr:LiCaAlF6 and Cr:LiSrAlF6263
  • 8. Cr:GSGG, Cr:YSAG, and Cr:GSAG270
  • 9. CO:MgF2, Ni:MgF2, and V:MgF2275
  • 10. Wavelength Control Methods281
  • References288
  • Chapter 7. Optical Parametric Oscillators293
  • 1. Introduction293
  • 2. Parametric Interactions297
  • 3. Parametric Oscillation301
  • 4. Spectral Bandwidth and Acceptance Angles306
  • 5. Birefringence Effects314
  • 6. Average Power Limitations317
  • 7. Nonlinear Crystals321
  • 8. Phase-Matching Calculations328
  • 9. Performance334
  • 10. Tuning343
  • References345
  • Chapter 8. Tunable External-Cavity Semiconductor Lasers349
  • 1. Introduction349
  • 2. Semiconductor Optical Gain Media352
  • 3. Classes of External-Cavity Lasers368
  • 4. First-Order Properties370
  • 5. Feedback Model375
  • 6. External-Cavity Design377
  • 7. Cavity Components383
  • 8. Survey of External-Cavity Laser Designs398
  • 9. Mode Selectivity of Grating Cavities407
  • 10. Phase-Continuous Tuning409
  • 11. Characterization Methods for External-Cavity Lasers412
  • 12. Measurement of Facet and External-Cavity Reflectances412
  • 13. Multimode Suppression417
  • 14. Multiple-Wavelength Operation420
  • 15. Wavelength Stabilization421
  • 16. Advanced Modeling Topics422
  • 17. Construction and Packaging427
  • 18. Applications430
  • References435
  • Chapter 9. Tunable Free-Electron Lasers443
  • 1. Introduction443
  • 2. Methods of Wavelength Tuning450
  • 3. Broadly Tunable Optical Cavities456
  • 4. Wiggler Considerations459
  • 5. Tunable Laser Facilities and Their Characteristics460
  • 6. Summary468
  • References468
  • Index471
Book details
  • Vendor Elsevier S & T
  • SKU 9780122226953
  • ISBN-13 9780080519760
  • Author Duarte, Frank J.
  • Category Technology & Engineering
  • Subject Lasers & Photonics

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Many laser applications depend on the ability of a particular laser to be frequency tunable. Among the many different types of frequency tunable lasers are: dye lasers, excimer lasers, and semiconductor lasers. Thisbook gives active researchers and engineers the practical information they need to choose an appropriate tunable laser for their particular applications.

Key Features
* Presents a unified and integrated perspective on tunable lasers
* Includes sources spanning the electromagnetic spectrum from the UV to the FIR
* Contains 182 figures and 68 tables
* Provides coverage of optical parametric oscillators and tunable gas, liquid, solid state, and semiconductor lasers