Solid state lasers

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Solid-state laser technology continues to develop at a rapid pace, and the laser itself has already become a ubiquitous tool in research and in industrial, medical, and military applications. Solid-State Lasers: A Graduate Text is the first graduate-level text exclusively devoted to this important class of lasers. This adaptation of Koechner's classic monograph Solid-State Laser Engineering offers a detailed discussion of the theory, operating characteristics, and design features of solid-state lasers. Topics covered include laser materials, oscillators, amplifiers, optical resonators, optical pump systems, thermo-optic effects, Q-switching, mode-locking, and frequency conversion. Numerous exercises with hints for solutions, new text, and updated material have been added to make this text accessible to both graduate students and practicing scientists or engineers entering the field of solid-state lasers.