| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 119 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
SPIE field guides ; FG14 |
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SPIE field guides ; FG14
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| Contents |
Glossary of symbols -- Introduction to optical pulses -- Optical pulses in the time domain -- Optical pulses in the frequency domain -- Bandwidth-limited pulses -- Pulse trains and frequency combs -- Carrier-envelope offset -- Overview of laser sources for optical pulses -- Q switching -- Active and passive Q switching -- Essentials of laser dynamics -- Pumping the gain medium -- Dynamics of active Q switching -- Achievable pulse energy -- Pulse duration and buildup time -- Influence of pulse repetition rate -- Dynamics of passive Q switching -- Pulse duration and pulse energy -- Saturable absorbers for Q switching -- Influence of pump fluctuations -- Mode beating in multimode lasers -- Q-Switched solid-State bulk lasers -- Q-Switched microchip lasers -- Q-Switched fiber lasers -- Multiple pulsing and instabilities -- Cavity dumping -- Gain switching -- Comparison with other techniques -- Mode locking -- Active mode locking -- Passive mode locking -- Mode locking with fast saturable absorbers -- Mode locking with slow saturable absorbers -- Chromatic dispersion -- Dispersive pulse broadening -- Effect of dispersion in mode-locked lasers -- Dispersion compensation -- The Kerr nonlinearity -- Self-phase modulation -- Self-phase modulation and chromatic dispersion -- Optical solitons -- Quasi-Soliton pulses in laser resonators |
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Semiconductor saturable absorbers -- Other saturable absorbers for mode locking -- Initiation of mode locking -- Q-switching instabilities -- Actively mode-locked solid-state bulk lasers -- Harmonic mode locking -- Passively mode-locked solid-state bulk lasers -- Performance figures of mode-locked bulk lasers -- Choice of solid-State gain media -- Additive-Pulse mode locking -- Kerr lens mode locking -- Generation of few-cycle pulses -- Mode-locked high-power thin-disk lasers -- Miniature lasers with high repetition rates -- Mode-locked fiber lasers -- Soliton fiber lasers -- Limitations of soliton fiber lasers -- Stretched-pulse fiber lasers -- Similariton fiber lasers -- Mode-locked diode lasers -- Mode-locked VECSELs -- Mode-locked dye lasers -- Instabilities of mode-locked lasers -- Cavity dumping -- Amplification of ultrashort pulses -- Multipass solid-state bulk amplifiers -- Regenerative amplifiers -- Fiber amplifiers -- Chirped-pulse amplification -- Optical parametric amplifiers -- Pulse characterization -- Measurement of pulse energy and peak power -- Autocorrelators -- Pulse characterization with FROG -- Pulse characterization with SPIDER -- Measurement of carrier-envelope offset -- Timing jitter of mode-locked lasers -- Measurement of timing jitter -- Equation summary -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Summary |
This Guide provides the essential information on laser pulse generation, including Q switching, gain switching, mode locking, and the amplification of ultrashort pulses to high energies. Pulse characterization is also covered, along with the physical aspects and various technical limitations. This Guide is designed for industry practitioners, researchers, users of pulsed and ultrafast laser systems, and anyone wanting to learn more about the potential of different pulse generation methods |
| Notes |
"SPIE digital library." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 105-116) and index |
| Subject |
Laser pulses, Ultrashort.
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Pulse generators.
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Pulse techniques (Electronics)
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Mechanical.
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Laser pulses, Ultrashort
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Pulse generators
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Pulse techniques (Electronics)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers
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| LC no. |
2008038193 |
| ISBN |
9780819478276 |
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081947827X |
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