Fundamentals of fiber lasers and fiber amplifiers /
[Book]
Vartan V. Ter-Mikirtychev.
Second edition.
Cham, Switzerland :
Springer,
[2019]
1 online resource
Springer series in optical sciences ;
volume 181
7.2.1.1 Gain Saturation
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Intro -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Symbols -- Some of the Most Important Fundamental Optical Constants -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- References -- Recommended General Literature on Lasers -- Recommended Literature on Optical Fibers -- Recommended Literature on Fiber Lasers and Fiber Amplifiers -- The Following Books on Fiber Lasers Have Been Published Since the First Edition of the Current Book in 2013 -- Chapter 2: Optical Properties and Optical Spectroscopy of Rare Earth Ions in Solids -- 2.1 Electron-Phonon Coupling in Solids
2.2 Phonon Sidebands of Optical Transition in Solids -- 2.3 Optical Center Transitions: Spontaneous and Stimulated Emission -- 2.4 Rare Earth Centers in Solids -- 2.5 Homogeneous and Inhomogeneous Line Broadening -- 2.5.1 Homogeneous Broadening -- 2.5.2 Inhomogeneous Broadening -- 2.6 Spectroscopic Parameters of the Optical Transition: A Brief Introduction to the Main Theories -- 2.6.1 Judd-Ofelt Theory -- 2.6.2 McCumber Theory -- 2.6.3 Füchtbauer-Ladenburg Theory and Einstein Coefficients -- 2.7 Sensitization of Laser-Active Centers -- References
Chapter 3: Physical and Optical Properties of Laser Glass -- 3.1 Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Glass -- 3.2 Optical Properties of Fibers (Attenuation) -- 3.2.1 Intrinsic Glass Material Properties -- 3.2.2 Waveguide Properties -- 3.2.3 Optical Connection Loss -- 3.3 Different Glass Types Used in Fiber Lasers and Amplifiers -- 3.3.1 Silicate Glass -- 3.3.2 Phosphate Glass -- 3.3.3 Tellurite Glass -- 3.3.4 Fluoride Glass and ZBLAN -- References -- Chapter 4: Fiber Fabrication and High-Quality Glasses for Gain Fibers -- 4.1 Materials -- 4.2 Fabrication of Fiber Preforms
Chapter 6: Propagation of Light and Modes in Optical Fibers -- 6.1 V Number of the Fiber -- 6.2 Fiber Dispersion -- 6.3 Polarization-Maintaining Fibers -- 6.4 Laser Beam Quality (M2 Parameter) -- 6.4.1 Practical Recommendations on Beam Quality Measurements Using the M2 Approach -- References -- Chapter 7: Fiber Laser Physics Fundamentals -- 7.1 Population Inversion: Three- and Four-Energy-Level Systems -- 7.1.1 Four-Level Laser Operational Scheme -- 7.1.2 Three-Level Laser Operational Scheme -- 7.2 Optical Fiber Amplifiers -- 7.2.1 Fiber Amplifier (General Consideration)
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Encompassing a broad range of material from laser physics fundamentals to state-of-the-art research, to industrial applications in the rapidly growing field of quantum electronics, this book covers fundamental aspects of fiber lasers and fiber amplifiers.
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Fundamentals of Fiber Lasers and Fiber Amplifiers.