Weber Marvin J. Handbook of Lasers

CRC Press LLC., 2001. — 1186 p.Lasers continue to be an amazingly robust field of activity. Anyone seeking a photon source is now confronted with an enormous number of possible lasers and laser wavelengths to choose from, but no single, comprehensive source to help them make that choice.The Handbook of Lasers provides an authoritative compilation of lasers, their properties, and original references in a readily accessible form. Organized by lasing media-solids, liquids, and gases-each section is subdivided into distinct laser types. Each type carries a brief description, followed by tables listing the lasing element or medium, host, lasing transition and wavelength, operating properties, primary literature citations, and, for broadband lasers, reported tuning ranges.The importance and value of the Handbook of Lasers cannot be overstated. Serving as both an archive and as an indicator of emerging trends, it reflects the state of knowledge and development in the field, provides a rapid means of obtaining reference data, and offers a pathway to the literature. It contains data useful for comparison with predictions and for developing models of processes, and may reveal fundamental inconsistencies or conflicts in the data.Contents of previous volumes on lasers from the CRC Handbook of Laser Science and TechnologyLasers and Masers
Foreword— Charles H. TownesTypes and Comparisons of Laser Sources — William F. Krupke
Solid State Lasers
Crystalline Lasers
Paramagnetic Ion Lasers — Peter F. Moulton
Stoichiometric Lasers — Stephen R. Chinn
Color Center Lasers — Linn F. Mollenauer
Semiconductor Lasers — Henry Kressel and Michael Ettenberg
Glass Lasers — Stanley E. Stokowski
Fiber Raman Lasers — Rogers H. Stolen and Chinlon Lin
Table of Wavelengths of Solid State Lasers
Liquid Lasers
Organic Dye Lasers — Richard Steppel
Inorganic Liquid Lasers
Rare Earth Chelate Lasers — Harold Samelson
Aprotic Liquid Lasers — Harold Samelson
Other Lasers
Free Electron Lasers
Infrared and Visible Lasers — Donald Prosnitz
Millimeter and Submillimeter Lasers — Victor L. Granatstein, Robert K. Parker, and Phillip A. Sprangle
Ray Lasers — Raymond C. Elton
Masers
Masers — Adrian E. Popa
Maser Action in Nature — James M. Moran
Laser Safety
Optical Radiation Hazards — David H. Sliney
Electrical Hazards from Laser Power Supplies — James K. Franks
Hazards from Associated Agents — Robin DeVoreGas Lasers
Neutral Gas Lasers — Christopher C. Davis
Ionized Gas Lasers — William B. Bridges
Molecular Gas Lasers
Electronic Transition Lasers — Charles K. Rhodes and Robert S. Davis
Vibrational Transition Lasers — Tao-Yaun Chang
Far Infrared Lasers — Paul D. Coleman and David J. E. Knight
Table of Laser Wavelengths — Marvin J. Weber
Supplement1: Lasers
Solid State Lasers
Crystalline Paramagnetic Ion Lasers — John A. Caird and Stephen A. Payne
Color Center Lasers — Linn F. Mollenauer
Semiconductor Lasers — Michael Ettenberg and Henryk Temkin
Glass Lasers — Douglas W. Hall and Marvin J. Weber
Solid State Dye Lasers — Marvin J. Weber
Fiber Raman Lasers — Rogers H. Stolen and Chinlon Lin
Table of Wavelengths of Solid State Lasers — Farolene Camacho
Liquid Lasers
Organic Dye Lasers — Richard N. Steppel
Liquid Inorganic Lasers — Harold Samelson
Gas Lasers
Neutral Gas Lasers — Julius Goldhar
Ionized Gas Lasers — Alan B. Petersen
Electronic Transition Lasers — J. Gary Eden
Vibrational Transition Lasers — Tao-Yuan Chang
Far-Infrared CW Gas Lasers — David J. E. Knight
Table of Wavelengths of Gas Lasers — Farolene Camacho
Other Lasers
Free-Electron Lasers — William B. Colson and Donald Prosnitz
Photoionization-Pumped Short Wavelength Lasers — David King
Ray Lasers — Dennis L. Matthews
Table of Wavelengths of X-Ray Lasers
Gamma-Ray Lasers — Carl B. Collins
Masers
Masers — Adrian E. Popa
Maser Action in Nature — James M. MoranHandbook of Laser Wavelengths
Marvin J. Weber
Foreword — Arthur L. SchawlowSolid State Lasers
Crystalline Paramagnetic Ion Lasers
Glass Lasers
Solid State Dye Lasers
Color Center Lasers
Semiconductor Lasers
Polymer Lasers
Liquid Lasers
Organic Dye Lasers
Rare Earth Liquid Lasers
Gas Lasers
Neutral Atom, Ionized, and Molecular Gas Lasers
Optically Pumped Far Infrared and Millimeter Wave LasersOther Lasers
Extreme Ultraviolet and Soft X-Ray Lasers
Free Electron Lasers
Nuclear Pumped Lasers
Natural Lasers
Inversionless Lasers
Commercial Lasers
Solid State Lasers
Semiconductor Lasers
Dye Lasers
Gas Lasers
Appendices
Appendix 1 Abbreviations, Acronyms, Initialisms, and Common Names for Types and Structures of Lasers and Amplifiers
Appendix 2 Abbreviations, Acronyms, Initialisms, and Mineralogical or Common Names for Solid-State Laser Materials
Appendix 3 Fundamental ConstantsHandbook Of LasersSolid State LasersCrystalline Paramagnetic Ion LasersHost Crystals Used for Transition Metal Laser Ions
Host Crystals Used for Lanthanide Laser Ions
Tables of Transition Metal Ion Lasers
Tables of Divalent Lanthanide Ion Lasers
Tables of Trivalent Lanthanide Ion Lasers
Actinide Ion Lasers
Other Ions Exhibiting Gain
Self-Frequency-Doubled Lasers
Commercial Transition Metal Ion Lasers
Commercial Lanthanide Ion LasersGlass LasersTables of Glass Lasers
Glass Amplifiers
Commercial Glass LasersSolid State Dye LasersDye Doped Organic Lasers
Silica and Silica Gel Dye Lasers
Dye Doped Inorganic Crystal Lasers
Dye Doped Glass Lasers
Dye Doped Gelatin Lasers
Dye Doped Biological Lasers
Commercial Solid State Dye LasersColor Center LasersCrystals and Centers Used for Color Center Lasers
Table of Color Center Lasers
Commercial Color Center LasersSemiconductor LasersCompound Lasers
Mercury II-VI Compound Lasers
Compound Lasers
Compound Antimonide Lasers
Nitride Lasers
Lead IV-VI Compound Lasers
Germanium-Silicon Intervalence Band Lasers
Other Semiconductor Lasers
Quantum Cascade and Intersubband Lasers
Vertical Cavity Lasers
Commercial Semiconductor LasersPolymer LasersPure Polymer Lasers
Dye Doped Polymer Lasers
Rare Earth Doped Polymer Lasers
Solid State Excimer Lasers
Raman, Brillouin, and Soliton LasersCrystalline Raman Lasers
Fiber Raman Lasers and Amplifiers
Fiber Soliton Lasers
Fiber Brillouin LasersLiquid Lasers
Liquid Organic Dye LasersChemical Nomenclature
Tables of Liquid Organic Dye Lasers
Commercial Dye Lasers
Dye Laser Tuning CurvesRare Earth Liquid LasersChelate Liquid Lasers
Aprotic Liquid Lasers
Liquid Polymer Lasers
Liquid Excimer Lasers
Gas LasersNeutral Atom Gas LasersTables of Neutral Atom Gas Lasers
Ionized Gas LasersEnergy Level Diagrams for Ionized Gas Lasers
Tables of Ionized Gas Lasers
Molecular Gas Lasers
Electronic Transition Lasers
Vibrational Transition Lasers
Far Infrared and Millimeter Wave Gas LasersTables of Atomic Far Infrared Gas Lasers
Tables of Molecular Far Infrared and Millimeter Wave Gas Lasers
Commercial Gas Lasers
CommentsOther Lasers
Extreme Ultraviolet and Soft X-Ray LasersLasing Transitions of H-like Ions
Lasing Transitions of Li-like Ions
Lasing Transitions of Be-like Ions
Lasing Transitions of Ne-like Ions
Lasing Transitions of Co-like Ions
Lasing Transitions of Ni-like Ions
Lasing Transitions of Pd-like IonsFree Electron LasersShort Wavelength Free Electron Lasers
Long Wavelength Free Electron Lasers
Nuclear Pumped LasersReactor Pumped Lasers
Nuclear Device Pumped LasersNatural Lasers
Inversionless Lasers
Amplification of Core-Valence Luminescence
Appendices
Appendix Laser Safety
Appendix Acronyms, Abbreviations, Initialisms, and Common Names for
Types of Lasers, Laser Materials, Laser Structures and Operating
Configurations, and Systems Involving Lasers
Appendix Electron Configurations of Neutral Atoms in the Ground State
Appendix Fundamental Constants