Solid-State Mid-Infrared Laser Sources

✍ Scribed by André Joullié, Philippe Christol (auth.), Dr. Irina T. Sorokina, Dr. Konstantin L. Vodopyanov (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
• Year: 2003
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 600
• Series: Topics in Applied Physics 89
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

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.

✦ Table of Contents

Mid-Infrared 2—5 μm Heterojunction Laser Diodes....Pages 1-61
High Performance Quantum Cascade Lasers and Their Applications....Pages 61-98
Mid-IR Difference Frequency Generation....Pages 99-143
Pulsed Mid-IR Optical Parametric Oscillators....Pages 144-183
Mid-Infrared Ultrafast and Continuous- Wave Optical Parametric Oscillators....Pages 184-224
Mid-Infrared Fiber Lasers....Pages 225-261
Crystalline Mid-Infrared Lasers....Pages 262-358
Crystalline and Fiber Raman Lasers....Pages 359-408
Narrow-Linewidth Tunable Terahertz-Wave Sources Using Nonlinear Optics....Pages 409-436
Mid-Infrared and THz Coherent Sources Using Semiconductor-Based Materials....Pages 437-457
Mid-Infrared Laser Applications in Spectroscopy....Pages 458-529
Mid-IR Laser Applications in Medicine....Pages 530-565

✦ Subjects

Electromagnetism, Optics and Lasers; Solid State Physics and Spectroscopy; Laser Technology and Physics, Photonics; Physics and Applied Physics in Engineering