The state-of-the-art in High-Power Laser Technology

Filled with full-color photos, High-Power Laser Handbook bargains finished information at the newest advances in high-power laser improvement and purposes. functionality parameters for every significant type of lasers are defined. The publication covers high-power gasoline, chemical, and free-electron lasers after which discusses semiconductor diode lasers, in addition to the linked applied sciences of packaging, reliability, and beam shaping and supply. present examine and improvement in solid-state lasers is defined in addition to scaling ways for top CW powers, excessive pulse energies, and excessive top powers. This authoritative paintings additionally addresses the emergence of fiber lasers and concludes by means of reviewing quite a few equipment for beam combining.

Coverage Includes:

• Carbon dioxide lasers
• Excimer lasers
• Chemical lasers
• High-power free-electron lasers
• Semiconductor laser diodes
• High-power diode laser arrays
• Introduction to high-power solid-state lasers
• Zig-zag slab lasers
• ThinZag high-power laser development
• Thin disk lasers
• Heat capability lasers
• Ultrafast solid-state lasers
• Ultrafast lasers within the skinny disk geometry
• The nationwide Ignition Facility laser
• Optical fiber lasers
• Pulsed fiber lasers
• High-power ultrafast fiber laser systems
• High-power fiber lasers for and defense
• Beam combining