Dye Laser Principles: With Applications (Quantum Electronics--Principles and Applications)

A tutorial introduction to the field of dye lasers, Dye Laser Principles also serves as an up-to-date overview for those using dye lasers as research and industrial tools. A number of the issues discussed in this book are pertinent not only to dye lasers but also to lasers in general. Most of the chapters in the book contain problem sets that expand on the material covered in the chapter. Key Features * Dye lasers are among the most versatile and successful laser sources currently available in use Offering both pulsed and continuous-wave operation and tunable from the near ultraviolet to the near infrared, these lasers are used in such diverse areas as: * industrial applications * medical applications * military applications * large-scale laser isotope separation * fundamental physics * spectroscopic techniques * laser radar Content: QUANTUM ELECTRONICS–PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATIONS , Page ii Front Matter , Page iii Copyright , Page iv Contributors , Page ix Preface , Page xi , F.J. Duarte, Lloyd W. Hillman Chapter 1 - INTRODUCTION , Pages 1-15 , F.J. Duarte, Lloyd W. Hillman Chapter 2 - LASER DYNAMICS , Pages 17-39 , Lloyd W. Hillman Chapter 3 - FEMTOSECOND DYE LASERS , Pages 41-132 , J.-C. Diels Chapter 4 - NARROW-LINEWIDTH PULSED DYE LASER OSCILLATORS , Pages 133-183 , F.J. Duarte Chapter 5 - CW DYE LASERS , Pages 185-238 , Leo Hollberg Chapter 6 - TECHNOLOGY OF PULSED DYE LASERS , Pages 239-285 , F.J. Duarte Chapter 7 - PHOTOCHEMISTRY OF LASER DYES , Pages 287-343 , Guilford Jones II Chapter 8 - INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS OF DYE LASERS , Pages 345-412 , David Klick Chapter 9 - DYE-LASER ISOTOPE SEPARATION , Pages 413-418 , M.A. Akerman Chapter 10 - DYE LASERS IN MEDICINE , Pages 419-432 , Leon Goldman Appendix - LASER DYES , Pages 433,435-447 INDEX , Pages 449-456 Quantum Electronics—Principles and Applications , Page ibc1 A tutorial introduction to the field of dye lasers, this aid also serves as an up-to-date overview for those using dye lasers as research and industrial tools. Many issues covered are pertinent to lasers as well as to dye lasers. Most chapters contain problem sets that expand on the material covere