The State of the Art in High-Power Laser Technology
Filled with full-color images, High-Power Laser Handbook offers comprehensive details on the latest advances in high-power laser development and applications : Performance parameters for each major class of lasers are described : The book covers high-power gas, chemical, and free-electron lasers and then discusses semiconductor diode lasers, along with the associated technologies of packaging, reliability, and beam shaping and delivery : Current research and development in solid-state lasers is described as well as scaling approaches for high CW powers, high pulse energies, and high peak powers : This authoritative work also addresses the emergence of fiber lasers and concludes by reviewing various methods for beam combining.
Coverage Includes:
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Carbon dioxide lasers
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Excimer lasers
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Chemical lasers
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High-power free-electron lasers
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Semiconductor laser diodes
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High-power diode laser arrays
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Introduction to high-power solid-state lasers
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Zig-zag slab lasers
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ThinZag high-power laser development
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Thin disk lasers
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Heat capacity lasers
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Ultrafast solid-state lasers
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Ultrafast lasers in the thin disk geometry
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The National Ignition Facility laser
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Optical fiber lasers
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Pulsed fiber lasers
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High-power ultrafast fiber laser systems
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High-power fiber lasers for industry and defense
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Beam combining
Preface
Part 1 : Gas, Chemical, and Free-Electron Lasers
Chapter 1 : Carbon Dioxide Lasers
Chapter 2 : Excimer Lasers
Chapter 3 : Chemical Lasers
Chapter 4 : High-Power Free-Electron Lasers
Part 2 : Diode Lasers
Chapter 5 : Diode Lasers
Chapter 6 : High-Power Diode Laser Arrays
Part 3 : Solid-State Lasers
Chapter 7 : Introduction to High-Power Solid-State Lasers
Chapter 8 : Zigzag Slab Lasers
Chapter 9 : Nd : YAG Ceramic Thin Zag High-Power Laser
Chapter 10 : Thin-Disc Lasers
Chapter 11 : Heat-Capacity Lasers
Chapter 12 : Ultrafast Solid-State Lasers
Chapter 13 : Ultrafast Lasers in Thin-Disk Geometry
Chapter 14 : The National Ignition Facility Laser
Part 4 : Fiber Lasers
Chapter 15 : Introduction to Optical Fiber Lasers
Chapter 16 : Pulsed Fiber Lasers
Chapter 17 : High-Power Ultrafast Fiber Laser Systems
Chapter 18 : High-Power Fiber Lasers for Industry and Defense
Part 5 : Beam Combining
Chapter 19 : Beam Combining
Index
