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Record Nr.

UNINA9910634051703321

Titolo

Solid-State Mid-Infrared Laser Sources / / edited by Irina T. Sorokina, Konstantin L. Vodopyanov

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2003

ISBN

3-540-36491-9

Edizione

[1st ed. 2003.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XVI, 557 p.)

Collana

Topics in Applied Physics, , 0303-4216 ; ; 89

Disciplina

621.36/61

Soggetti

Lasers

Photonics

Solid state physics

Spectroscopy

Microscopy

Engineering

Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices

Solid State Physics

Spectroscopy and Microscopy

Engineering, general

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Mid-Infrared 2—5 ?m Heterojunction Laser Diodes -- High Performance Quantum Cascade Lasers and Their Applications -- Mid-IR Difference Frequency Generation -- Pulsed Mid-IR Optical Parametric Oscillators -- Mid-Infrared Ultrafast and Continuous- Wave Optical Parametric Oscillators -- Mid-Infrared Fiber Lasers -- Crystalline Mid-Infrared Lasers -- Crystalline and Fiber Raman Lasers -- Narrow-Linewidth Tunable Terahertz-Wave Sources Using Nonlinear Optics -- Mid-Infrared and THz Coherent Sources Using Semiconductor-Based Materials -- Mid-Infrared Laser Applications in Spectroscopy -- Mid-IR Laser Applications in Medicine.

Sommario/riassunto

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.