Norman Hodgson Knihy

Focusing on optical resonators, this book offers a thorough exploration of their properties and laser beam propagation, blending fundamental theories with practical applications. It covers key concepts like geometrical optics, diffraction, and polarization, while detailing various resonator schemes and their modeling. The text emphasizes the essential parameters of light, including coherence and beam divergence, and delves into laser beam generation techniques, including continuous-wave, Q-switched, and modelocked operations, as well as harmonic generation both inside and outside the cavity.

Optical Resonators provides a detailed discussion of the properties of optical resonators for lasers from basic theory to recent research. In addition to describing the fundamental theories of resonators such as geometrical optics, diffraction, and polarisation the characteristics of all important resonator schemes and their calculation are presented. Experimental examples, practical problems and a collection of measurement techniques support the comprehensive treatment of the subject. Optical Resonators is the only book currently available that provides a comprehensive overview of the the subject. Combined with the structure of the text and the autonomous nature of the chapters this work will be as suitable for those new to the field as it will be invaluable to specialists conducting research.

Inhaltsverzeichnis1 Das elektromagnetische Feld.1.1 Geometrische Optik.1.2 Wellenoptik.1.3 Polarisation des Lichts.2 Resonanzeigenschaften optischer Resonatoren.2.1 Das Fabry-Perot-Interferometer.2.2 Fabry-Perot-Interferometer mit Verstärkung, Laserresonator.3 Passive Resonatoren.3.1 Stabile Resonatoren.3.2 Resonatoren auf den Stabilitätsgrenzen.3.3 Instabile Resonatoren.3.4 Resonatoren mit internen Linsen.3.5 Resonatoren mit polarisierenden Elementen.4 Aktive Resonatoren.4.1 Effektive Länge eines Resonators.4.2 Wechselwirkung Licht — aktives Medium.4.3 Ausgangsleistung von Laserresonatoren.4.4 Einfluß der Verstärkung auf Modenstruktur und Verluste.4.5 Resonatoren mit thermischer Linse.4.6 Multi-Rod-Resonatoren.4.7 Dejustierungsempfindlichkeit der Ausgangsleistung.4.8 Optimierte Resonatoren.5 Alternative Resonatorkonzepte.5.1 Prismen-Resonatoren.5.2 Instabile Resonatoren mit Gradientenspiegeln.5.3 Fourier-Transform-Resonatoren.5.4 Hybrid-Resonatoren.5.5 Resonatoren für rohrförmige Medien.5.6 Ring-Resonatoren.6 Messverfahren.6.1 Messung von Anregungswirkungsgrad, Kleinsignalverstärkung und Verlusten.6.2 Messung der Strahlqualität.6.3 Messung der Polarisation.6.4 Messung der thermischen Linse.Quellenverzeichnis.Sachwortverzeichnis.