Koechner's solid-state laser enginnering is a must for everybody doing research and development in this field. The new book on solid-state lasers is taylormade at tha graduate level at a reasonable size with exercises and updated material.

Koechner's well-known "bible" on solid-state laser engineering now in an accessible format at the graduate level Numerous exercises with hints for solutions New text added and updated material where needed Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras Request lecturer material: sn.pub/lecturer-material

Autorentext
Koechner's solid-state laser enginnering is a must for everybody doing
research and development in this field. The new book on solid-state
lasers is taylormade at tha graduate level at a reasonable size with
exercises and updated material.

Inhalt
Overview of the History, Performance Characteristics, and Applications of Solid-State Lasers.- Energy Transfer Between Radiation and Atomic Transitions.- Properties of Solid-State Laser Materials.- Laser Oscillator.- Laser Amplifier.- Optical Resonator.- Optical Pump Systems.- Thermo-Optic Effects.- Q-Switching.- Mode-Locking.- Nonlinear Devices.