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Chapter 10 considers the most important types of lasers involving low-density active media, namely, gas, chemical, and free-electron lasers, in addition to some aspects of x-ray lasers using highly ionized plasmas. The main emphasis, again, is on the physical behavior of the laser and relating this behavior to general concepts developed in the previous chapters. Some engineering details are also presented with the intention of providing a better insight into the behavior of a particular laser. To complete the picture, some data about laser performances (e.g., oscillation wavelength(s), output power or energy, wavelength tunability, etc.) are also included since they are directly related to the potential applications of the given laser.
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Svelto, O. (1998). Gas, Chemical, Free-Electron, and X-Ray Lasers. In: Principles of Lasers. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-6266-2_10
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