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Solid-State, Dye, and Semiconductor Lasers

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Chapter 9 considers the most important types of lasers involving high-density active media, namely solid-state, dye, and semiconductor lasers. The chapter concentrates on examples in widest use whose characteristics are representative of a whole class of lasers. The main emphasis is on the laser’s physical behavior and how this relates to general concepts developed in previous chapters. Some engineering details are also given with the aim of providing a better insight into the behavior of particular lasers. To complete the picture, data relating to laser performances (e.g., oscillating wavelength(s), output power or energy, wavelength tunability, etc.) are also included to suggest laser applications. The following items are generally covered for each laser: Relevant energy levels, excitation mechanisms, characteristics of the laser transition, engineering details of the laser’s structure(s), characteristics of the output beam, and applications.

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Svelto, O. (1998). Solid-State, Dye, and Semiconductor Lasers. In: Principles of Lasers. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-6266-2_9

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