Tunable Laser Optics 2nd Edition by Duarte ISBN 978-1482245295 1482245299

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ISBN 10: 1482245299

ISBN 13: 978-1482245295

Author:   F.J. Duarte

Broadly tunable lasers have had, and continue to have, an enormous impact in many and diverse fields of science and technology. From a renaissance in spectroscopy to laser guide stars and laser cooling, the nexus is the tunable laser.

Tunable Laser Optics offers a transparent and comprehensive treatment of the physics of tunable laser optics based on a detailed description of first principles. Authored by a leading expert in the field, the book covers the optics and optical principles needed to build lasers, the optics instrumentation necessary to characterize laser emission, and laser-based optical instrumentation, addressing key topics such as Dirac’s notation, the interferometric equation, the uncertainty principle, pulse compression, and tunable narrow-linewidth lasers.

This revised, expanded, and improved Second Edition:

• Contains new and additional material on tunable lasers and quantum optics
• Explains the first principles of tunable laser optics in a clear and concise manner
• Presents an explicit exposition of the relevant theory, without the use of short cuts
• Employs numerous examples, case studies, and figures to illustrate important concepts
• Includes carefully designed problems of direct practical significance to stimulate application

Emphasizing the utilitarian aspects of the optics and theory, Tunable Laser Optics, Second Edition provides valuable insight into the optics and the trade-offs involved in the design and construction of tunable lasers and optical devices. It makes an ideal textbook for advanced undergraduate-level and graduate-level optics courses for physics and engineering students, as well as a handy reference for researchers and experimentalists.

Table of contents: 

1. Introduction to Lasers

1.1 Introduction
1.2 Historical Remarks
1.3 Lasers
1.4 Laser Optics
1.5 Laser Categories
1.6 Excitation Mechanisms and Rate Equations
1.7 Rate Equations
1.8 Dynamics of Multiple-Level System
1.9 Transition Probabilities and Cross Sections
1.10 The Schrödinger Equation and Semiconductor Lasers
 • A Heuristic Introduction to the Schrödinger Equation
 • The Schrödinger Equation via Dirac’s Notation
 • The Time-Independent Schrödinger Equation
1.11 Semiconductor Emission
1.12 Quantum Wells
1.13 Quantum Cascade Lasers
1.14 Quantum Dots
1.15 Introduction to Laser Resonators and Laser Cavities
1.16 Problems

2. Dirac Optics

2.1 Introduction
2.2 Dirac’s Notation in Optics
2.3 Interference
 • Example
 • Geometry of the N-Slit Interferometer
 • N-Slit Interferometer Experiment
2.4 Generalized Diffraction
 • Positive Diffraction
 • Positive and Negative Refraction
 • Reflection
 • The Cavity Linewidth Equation
 • Introduction to Angular Dispersion
2.5 Dirac and the Laser
2.6 Problems

3. The Uncertainty Principle in Optics

3.1 Approximate Derivation of the Uncertainty Principle
3.2 The Wave Character of Particles
3.3 The Diffraction Identity and the Uncertainty Principle
3.4 Alternative Versions of the Uncertainty Principle
3.5 Applications of the Uncertainty Principle in Optics
 • Beam Divergence
 • Beam Divergence and Astronomy
 • The Interferometric Equation and the Uncertainty Principle
 • Quantum Cryptography
3.6 Problems

4. The Physics of Multiple-Prism Optics

4.1 Introduction
4.2 Generalized Multiple-Prism Dispersion
4.3 Double-Pass Generalized Multiple-Prism Dispersion
4.4 Multiple Return-Pass Generalized Multiple-Prism Dispersion
4.5 Single-Prism Equations
4.6 Multiple-Prism Dispersion Linewidth Narrowing
4.7 Mechanics of Linewidth Narrowing in Optically Pumped Pulsed Laser Oscillators
4.8 Design of Zero-Dispersion Multiple-Prism Beam Expanders
4.9 Dispersion of Amici (Compound) Prisms
 • Example
4.10 Multiple-Prism Dispersion and Pulse Compression
 • Example
4.11 Applications of Multiple-Prism Arrays
4.12 Problems

5. Polarization

5.1 Introduction
5.2 Maxwell Equations
5.3 Polarization and Reflection
 • Plane of Incidence
5.4 Jones Calculus
 • Example
5.5 Polarizing Prisms
5.6 Transmission Efficiency in Multiple-Prism Arrays
5.7 Induced Polarization in a Double-Prism Beam Expander
5.8 Double-Refraction Polarizers
5.9 Intensity Control of Laser Beams Using Polarization
5.10 Polarization Rotators
 • Birefringent Polarization Rotators
 • Broadband Prismatic Polarization Rotators
5.11 Problems

6. Laser Beam Propagation Matrices

6.1 Introduction
6.2 ABCD Propagation Matrices
6.3 Properties of ABCD Matrices
6.4 Survey of ABCD Matrices
6.5 The Astronomical Telescope
6.6 A Single Prism in Space
6.7 Multiple-Prism Beam Expanders
6.8 Telescopes in Series
6.9 Single Return-Pass Beam Divergence
6.10 Multiple Return-Pass Beam Divergence
6.11 Unstable Resonators
6.12 Higher Order Matrices
6.13 Problems

7. Narrow-Linewidth Tunable Laser Oscillators

7.1 Introduction
7.2 Transverse and Longitudinal Modes
 • Transverse Mode Structure
 • Longitudinal Mode Emission
7.3 Tunable Laser Oscillator Architectures
 • Without Intracavity Beam Expansion
 • With Intracavity Beam Expansion
7.4 Widely Tunable Narrow-Linewidth External Cavity Semiconductor Lasers
7.5 Distributed Feedback Lasers
7.6 Wavelength Tuning Techniques
 • Prismatic, Diffractive, Synchronous Tuning
 • Bragg Gratings
 • Interferometric Tuning
 • Longitudinal Tuning for Laser Microcavities
 • Birefringent Filters
 • Polarization Matching
7.7 Design of Efficient Narrow-Linewidth Tunable Laser Oscillators
 • Useful Axioms
7.8 Narrow-Linewidth Oscillator-Amplifiers
 • Laser-Pumped Oscillator-Amplifiers
 • MO Forced Oscillators
7.9 Discussion
7.10 Problems

8. Nonlinear Optics

8.1 Introduction
8.2 Nonlinear Polarization
8.3 Generation of Frequency Harmonics
8.4 Second Harmonic and Sum-Frequency Generation
8.5 Difference-Frequency Generation and Optical Parametric Oscillation
8.6 Refractive Index as a Function of Intensity
8.7 Optical Phase Conjugation
8.8 Raman Shifting
8.9 Optical Clockwork
8.10 Problems

9. Lasers and Their Emission Characteristics

9.1 Introduction
9.2 Gas Lasers
 • Pulsed Molecular Gas Lasers
 • Pulsed Atomic Metal Vapor Lasers
 • CW Gas Lasers
9.3 Organic Dye Lasers
 • Pulsed Dye Lasers
 • CW Dye Lasers
9.4 Solid-State Lasers
 • Ionic, Transition Metal, Color Center
9.5 Diode Laser-Pumped Fiber Lasers
9.6 Optical Parametric Oscillators
9.7 Semiconductor Lasers
 • Tunable Quantum Cascade Lasers
 • Tunable Quantum Dot Lasers
9.8 Additional Lasers
9.9 Problems

10. The N-Slit Laser Interferometer: Optical Architecture and Applications

10.1 Introduction
10.2 Optical Architecture of the NSLI
10.3 Beam Propagation in the NSLI
10.4 An Interferometric Computer
10.5 Secure Interferometric Communications in Free Space
10.6 Very Large NSLIs for Secure Free-Space Communications
10.7 Applications of the NSLI
 • Digital Laser Micromeasurements
 • Light Modulation Measurements
 • Wavelength Meter and Broadband Interferograms
 • Imaging Laser Printers
10.8 Problems

11. Interferometry

11.1 Introduction
11.2 Two-Beam Interferometers
 • Sagnac, Mach–Zehnder, Michelson
11.3 Multiple-Beam Interferometers
 • Hanbury Brown–Twiss, Fabry–Pérot
 • Design of Fabry–Pérot Etalons
11.4 Coherent and Semicoherent Interferograms
 • Example
11.5 Interferometric Wavelength Meters
 • Fabry–Pérot Wavelength Meters
11.6 Problems

12. Spectrometry

12.1 Introduction
12.2 Prism Spectrometers
12.3 Diffraction Grating Spectrometers
12.4 Dispersive Wavelength Meters
12.5 Problems

13. Physical Constants and Optical Quantities

13.1 Fundamental Physical Constants
13.2 Conversion Quantities
13.3 Units of Optical Quantities
13.4 Dispersion Constants of Optical Materials
13.5 ∂n/∂t of Laser and Optical Materials

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