Solid State Lasers: Tunable Sources and Passive Q-Switching Elements - Softcover

Yehoshua Y. Kalisky

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0819498211 ISBN 13: 9780819498212

Publisher: SPIE--The International Society for Optical Engineering, 2014

Synopsis

The possibility of controlling and continuously changing laser emission wavelengths in a wide spectral range without using external elements based on nonlinear optics (to shift the fundamental wavelength) is of primary importance to scientists. With the advent of novel high-power pumping sources, it is possible to design and operate a new class of tunable solid state laser devices for various applications. This book demonstrates the design of new laser materials based on quantum mechanical principles, spectroscopic properties of transition-metal ions, and ion-host interaction. This approach includes the theory of electronic structure of transition-metal ions, modeling of energy transfer and nonradiative processes, and symmetry considerations in spectroscopic analysis of d orbitals.

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About the Author

Dr. Yehoshua Kalisky is a senior scientist at the Nuclear Research Center Negev (NRCN). He graduated from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in chemistry and physics, followed by a postdoctoral fellowship at Xerox Corp., USA. Since that time he has initiated and conducted research with significant scientific and technical contributions to the field of solid state spectroscopy, photophysical processes in laser materials, photonics, electro-optics, and laser physics. As a researcher, manager, and group leader he has played a major role in the development of various types of solid state, dye, and gas lasers and implementing them in various applications. <P> In recent years, he was instrumental in the design of solid state laser systems and the development of novel types of passively Q-switched, diode-pumped solid state lasers and relevant technologies for industrial applications. Dr. Kalisky has spent several years in leading laser industries and universities in the USA, France, and Israel. He was awarded several prizes in recognition of his achievements, including a prize for excellent work (1974, 1979), a Medal of Excellence from the President of Lyon University (2002), a Prize for Excellent Optical System Design (2002), and a National Prize (2007). Dr. Kalisky is an SPIE Fellow (2007) and the author of the book The Physics and Engineering of Solid State Lasers (SPIE Press, 2006). He is also the author and coauthor of over 240 scientific publications, several book chapters, five international patents, and numerous invited conference presentations.

Edition details

• Publisher: SPIE--The International Society for Optical Engineering
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0819498211
• ISBN 13: 9780819498212
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 254