Crystalline Lasers

Author : Alexander Kaminskii
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 586 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2020-09-10
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781000141337

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By the end of the 1970s, crystalline lasers were widely used in science, engineering, medicine, and technology. The types of lasers used have continued to grow in number to include newly discovered crystalline hosts, previously known compounds generating at other spectral wavelengths, and broadband tunable stimulated emission. This has led to the creation of an extremely promising new generation of crystalline lasers that are both highly efficient and more reliable. The major part of this book is devoted to describing multilevel operating laser schemes for stimulated emission excitation in insulating crystals doped with lanthanide ions. The first part of Crystalline Lasers deals with the history of the physics and spectroscopy of insulating laser crystals. The chapters in the second part of the book present results from the study of Stark-energy levels of generating ions in laser crystals and their radiative and nonradiative intermanifold transition characteristics. This section includes extensive tabular data and reference information. Popular and novel operating schemes of crystalline lasers are covered in Part 3. In the chapters in the fourth part of the book, the newest technologies in the physics and engineering of crystalline lasers are considered. The results of investigations into laser action under selective excitations, miniature crystalline lasers, and the properties of nonlinear activated laser crystals are presented and analyzed. Crystalline Lasers summarizes and reviews the results of many years of research and studies of activator ions and multilevel operating laser schemes, and discusses exciting prospects of using these systems to create new types of crystalline lasers. This book will be of use to laser scientists and engineers, physicists, and chemical engineers.

Author : Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Kaminskiĭ
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 561 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Crystal optics
ISBN : 1003067964

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Crystalline Lasers by Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Kaminskiĭ Pdf

By the end of the 1970s, crystalline lasers were widely used in science, engineering, medicine, and technology. The types of lasers used have continued to grow in number to include newly discovered crystalline hosts, previously known compounds generating at other spectral wavelengths, and broadband tunable stimulated emission. This has led to the creation of an extremely promising new generation of crystalline lasers that are both highly efficient and more reliable. The major part of this book is devoted to describing multilevel operating laser schemes for stimulated emission excitation in insulating crystals doped with lanthanide ions.The first part of Crystalline Lasers deals with the history of the physics and spectroscopy of insulating laser crystals. The chapters in the second part of the book present results from the study of Stark-energy levels of generating ions in laser crystals and their radiative and nonradiative intermanifold transition characteristics. This section includes extensive tabular data and reference information. Popular and novel operating schemes of crystalline lasers are covered in Part 3.In the chapters in the fourth part of the book, the newest technologies in the physics and engineering of crystalline lasers are considered. The results of investigations into laser action under selective excitations, miniature crystalline lasers, and the properties of nonlinear activated laser crystals are presented and analyzed.Crystalline Lasers summarizes and reviews the results of many years of research and studies of activator ions and multilevel operating laser schemes, and discusses exciting prospects of using these systems to create new types of crystalline lasers. This book will be of use to laser scientists and engineers, physicists, and chemical engineers.

Author : Alexander A. Kaminskii
Publisher : Springer
Page : 475 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2013-06-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783540707493

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Laser Crystals by Alexander A. Kaminskii Pdf

It was a greatest pleasure for me to learn that Springer-Verlag wished to produce a second edition of my book. In this connection, Dr. H. Lotsch asked me to send hirn a list of misprints, mistakes, and inaccuracies that had been noticed in the first edition and to make corresponding corrections without disturbing the layout or the typo graphy too much. I accepted this opportunity with alacrity and, moreover, found some free places in the text where I was able to insert some concise, up-to-date information about new lasing compounds and stimulated emission channels. It was also possible to increase the number of reference citations. The reader of the second edition hence has access to more complete data on insulating laser crystals. However, sections on laser-crystal physics have not been updated, because a satisfactory de scription of the progress made in the last ten years in this field would have required the sections to be extended enormously or even a new book to be written. Moscow, July 1989 ALEXANDER A. KAMINSKII Preface to the First Edition The greatest reward for an author is the feeling of satisfaction he gets when it becomes c1ear to hirn that readers find his work useful. After my book appeared in the USSR in 1975 I received many letters from fellow physicists inc1uding colleagues from Western European countries and the USA.

Author : A. A. Kaminskii
Publisher : Springer
Page : 470 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2013-12-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783540348382

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Laser Crystals by A. A. Kaminskii Pdf

The greatest reward for an author is the feeling of satisfaction he gets when it becomes clear to him that readers find his work useful. After my book appeared in the USSR in 1975 I received many letters from fellow physicists including colleagues from Western European countries and the USA. Some of those letters, as well as official reviews of the book, made specific sug gestions for improving the book. The satisfaction I derived from all those kind and warm responses gave me the determination to continue work on the book in order to fulfill these wishes in the next edition. This possibility arose when one of the scientific editors from Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg, H. Latsch, who is the founder of the well-known series of quasi-monographs "Topics in Applied Physics", visited our Institute and suggested an English edition of my book. For all this, and for his subsequent help, I am sincerely thankful. I consider it my pleasant duty also to express my gratitude to the American physicist H. F. Ivey, who served as scientific editor of the trans lation. The English version of the book retains the structure of the Russian edition, though it is supplemented with many new data in the tables and figures. It reflects trends in the development of the physics and spectroscopy of laser crystals in recent years.

Author : Jean-Claude Krupa,Nicolay A. Kulagin
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789401000314

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Physics of Laser Crystals by Jean-Claude Krupa,Nicolay A. Kulagin Pdf

Physics of laser crystals has been constantly developing since the invention of the laser in 1960. Nowadays, more than 1500 wide-band-gap and semiconductors crystals are suitable for the production of the laser effect. Different laser devices are widely used in science, medicine and communication systems according to the progress achieved in the development of laser crystal physics. Scintillators for radiation detection also gained benefit from these developments. Most of the optically active materials offer laser radiations within the 500 to 3000 nm region with various quantum efficiency which fit the usual applications. However, new crystals for laser emissions are needed either in the blue, UV and VUV - region or far IR- region, especially for medicine, computer microchip production and for undiscovered practical uses. Scientific problems of the growth and properties of laser crystals are discussed in numerous books and scientific journals by many scientists working in the field. Therefore, we thought that joint discussions of the scientific and technical problems in laser physics will be useful for further developments in this area. We have proposed to held a Workshop on Physics of Laser Crystals for attempting to induce additional advances especially in solid state spectroscopy. This NATO Advanced Research Workshop (ARW) was hold in Kharkiv • Stary Saltov th nd (Ukraine) on august 26 - September 2 , 2002, and was mainly devoted to the consideration 0 f modem approaches and Iast results in physics of laser crystals.

Author : Leon Esterowitz,Lap Kin Cheng
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Science
ISBN : UOM:39015034248917

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Solid State Lasers and Nonlinear Crystals by Leon Esterowitz,Lap Kin Cheng Pdf

Author : Clyde A. Morrison
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642956867

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Crystal Fields for Transition-Metal Ions in Laser Host Materials by Clyde A. Morrison Pdf

A researcher trying to predict or interpret spectra of transition metal ionsin possible laser host materials is confronted with a variety of different methods of describing the same physical situation. This book provides a systematic approach to the applied theory of crystal-field interactions of transition metal ions in 49 crystalline hosts that are or show promise of being good laser materials. The tables that make up the main part of the book present the experimentally determined parameters of the 3dN, 4dN, and 5dN transition-metal ions in the second, third, and fourth ionization states. These parameters have been converted to Slater and crystal-field parameters. The book is a source for research workers in laser development and in crystal-field theory, and for graduate students of solid state chemistry and physics.

Author : Katja Rademaker
Publisher : Cuvillier Verlag
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783865376527

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Rare Earth-doped Alkali-lead-halide Laser Crystals of Low-phonon Energy by Katja Rademaker Pdf

Author : Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Kaminskiĭ
Publisher : Springer
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Crystals
ISBN : 3662134918

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Laser Crystals by Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Kaminskiĭ Pdf

The greatest reward for an author is the feeling of satisfaction he gets when it becomes clear to him that readers find his work useful. After my book appeared in the USSR in 1975 I received many letters from fellow physicists including colleagues from Western European countries and the USA. Some of those letters, as well as official reviews of the book, made specific sug­ gestions for improving the book. The satisfaction I derived from all those kind and warm responses gave me the determination to continue work on the book in order to fulfill these wishes in the next edition. This possibility arose when one of the scientific editors from Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg, H. Latsch, who is the founder of the well-known series of quasi-monographs 'Topics in Applied Physics', visited our Institute and suggested an English edition of my book. For all this, and for his subsequent help, I am sincerely thankful. I consider it my pleasant duty also to express my gratitude to the American physicist H. F. Ivey, who served as scientific editor of the trans­ lation. The English version of the book retains the structure of the Russian edition, though it is supplemented with many new data in the tables and figures. It reflects trends in the development of the physics and spectroscopy of laser crystals in recent years.

Author : Irina T. Sorokina,Konstantin L. Vodopyanov
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 600 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2003-07-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783540006213

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Solid-State Mid-Infrared Laser Sources by Irina T. Sorokina,Konstantin L. Vodopyanov Pdf

The book describes the most advanced techniques for generating coherent light in the mid-infrared region of the spectrum. These techniques represent diverse areas of photonics and include heterojunction semiconductor lasers, quantum cascade lasers, tunable crystalline lasers, fiber lasers, Raman lasers, and optical parametric laser sources. Offering authoritative reviews by internationally recognized experts, the book provides a wealth of information on the essential principles and methods of the generation of coherent mid-infrared light and on some of its applications. The instructive nature of the book makes it an excellent text for physicists and practicing engineers who want to use mid-infrared laser sources in spectroscopy, medicine, remote sensing and other fields, and for researchers in various disciplines requiring a broad introduction to the subject.

Author : Brian Henderson,Ralph H. Bartram
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2000-07-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780521593496

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Crystal-Field Engineering of Solid-State Laser Materials by Brian Henderson,Ralph H. Bartram Pdf

This book examines the underlying science and design of laser materials. It emphasizes the principles of crystal-field engineering and discusses the basic physical concepts that determine laser gain and nonlinear frequency conversion in optical crystals. Henderson and Bartram develop the predictive capabilities of crystal-field engineering to show how modification of the symmetry and composition of optical centers can improve laser performance. They also discuss applications of the principles of crystal-field engineering to a variety of optical crystals in relation to the performances of laser devices. This book will be of considerable interest to physical, chemical and material scientists and to engineers involved in the science and technology of solid state lasers.

Author : Marvin J. Weber
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 784 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2018-10-08
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781420050158

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Handbook of Laser Wavelengths by Marvin J. Weber Pdf

This volume represents the most complete, up-to-date compilation of wavelengths of lasers in all media. Divided by type - solid, liquid, and gas - and listed in order of increasing wavelength, Handbook of Laser Wavelengths includes: crystalline paramagnetic ion lasers glass lasers color center lasers semiconductor lasers polymer lasers liquid and solid-state dye lasers rare earth liquid lasers neutral atom, ion, and molecular gas lasers extreme ultraviolet and soft X-ray lasers free electron lasers nuclear-pumped lasers lasers in nature lasers without inversion Brief descriptions of each type of laser are presented, followed by tables listing the laser wavelength, lasing element or medium, host, transition, and primary literature citations. A special section on commercial lasers is an added featured. Handbook of Laser Wavelengths singularly serves as the essential reference for scientists and engineers searching for laser sources for specific applications as well as a survey of the developments that have occurred since the advent of the laser.

Author : Robert Uhrin
Publisher : SPIE-International Society for Optical Engineering
Page : 626 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Crystal growth
ISBN : UCSD:31822028562213

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Selected Papers on Laser Crystal Growth by Robert Uhrin Pdf

SPIE Milestones are collections of seminal papers from the world literature covering important discoveries and developments in optics and photonics.

Author : Thomas O. Hardwell
Publisher : Nova Publishers
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Science
ISBN : 1604561815

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Solid-state Lasers by Thomas O. Hardwell Pdf

A solid-state laser use and gain medium that is a solid, rather than a liquid such as dye lasers or a gas such as gas lasers. Semiconductor-based lasers are also in the solid state, but are generally considered separately from solid-state lasers. Generally, the active medium of a solid-state laser consists of a glass or crystalline host material to which is added a dopant such as neodymium, chromium, erbium, or other ions. Many of the common dopants are rare earth elements, because the excited states of such ions are not strongly coupled with thermal vibrations of the crystalline lattice (phonons), and the lasing threshold can be reached at relatively low brightness of pump. There are many hundreds of solid-state media in which laser action has been achieved, but relatively few types are in widespread use. Of these, probably the most common type is neodymium doped YAG. Neodymium-doped glass (Nd:glass) and Ytterbium-doped glasses and ceramics are used in solid-state lasers at extremely high power (terawatt scale), high energy (megajoules) multiple beam systems for inertial confinement fusion. Titanium doped sapphire is also widely used for its broad tunability. This book gathers new research in the field.

Author : Marvin J. Weber
Publisher : Springer
Page : 574 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Science
ISBN : UOM:39015004554435

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Handbook of Laser Science and Technology by Marvin J. Weber Pdf