Fiber optic lasers

About the book

The work presents the physical basis for the operation and properties of fiber optic lasers. Lasers of this type, made of doped dielectric media, thanks to high efficiency and miniature sizes are used more and more in both integrated and telecommunications optoelectronics, and in technological devices. The spectroscopic properties of rare earth ions and their photonic applications are discussed, the principle of operation, structural solutions and parameters of fiber lasers, planar and microspheric lasers are presented.

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Table of Contents

Admission
Literature
Chapter 1
Spectroscopic properties of rare earth ions in dielectrics
1.1. Introduction
1.2. Energy levels of rare earth ions
1.3. Mechanisms of electromagnetic radiation interaction with ions
1.4. Radial transitions between levels of rare earth ions
1.5. Mechanisms of radiant and non-radiative electron relaxation
Literature
Chapter 2
Photonic applications of praseodymium
2.1. Introduction
2.2. The influence of the medium on the energy levels of the Pr3 + ion
2.3. Application of Judda-Oftelt's modified analysis
2.4. Praseodymium lasers for the visible and infrared range
2.5. Emission of praseodymium ions in the UV range and methods of its excitation
2.6. Scintillators and cascade emission phenomenon
2.7. Doped with praseodymium ions PDFA fiber optic amplifiers
2.8. Three-dimensional image displays
2.9. phosphors
Literature
Chapter 3
Fiber lasers
3.1. Admission
3.2. Theory of fiber lasers work
3.3. Materials for optical fibers
3.4. Systems of fiber lasers
3.5. Tunable lasers
3.6. Singlemode and single-frequency operation
3.7. High power fiber lasers
3.8. Impulse operation of fiber lasers
3.9. Fiber lasers activated with Pr3 + and Ho3 + ions
3.10. Other fiber lasers with excitation conversion
3.11. Fiber optic lasers from crystalline fibers
Literature
Chapter 4
Planar lasers
4.1. Admission
4.2. Basics of the theory of planar lasers
4.3. Planar lasers from monocrystalline layers of grenades
4.4. Planar fluoride waveguides
Literature
Chapter 5
Mikrolasery
Literature
Chapter 6
Microspheric lasers
Literature
Chapter 7
Directions of optical fiber laser development
Index