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Lasers is both a textbook and a general reference book
with an emphasis on basic laser principles and theory. A unique
feature is that it gives a complete, detailed, and accurate
treatment of laser physics, building only on classical models,
without requiring the reader to have a quantum mechanical
background. It is for all scientists and engineers who work with
lasers.

Lasers

1. An Introduction to Lasers



2. Stimulated Transitions: The Classical Oscillator Model



3. Electric Dipole Transitions in Real Atoms



4. Atomic Rate Equations



5. The Rabi Frequency



6. Laser Pumping and Population Inversion



7. Laser Amplification



8. More on Laser Amplification



9. Linear Pulse Propagation



10. Nonlinear Optical Pulse Propagation



11. Laser Mirrors and Regenerative Feedback



12. Fundamentals of Laser Oscillation



13. Oscillation Dynamics and Oscillation Threshold



14. Optical Beams and Resonators: An Introduction



15. Ray Optics and Ray Matrices



16. Wave Optics and Gaussian Beams



17. Physical Properties of Gaussian Beams



18. Beam Perturbation and Diffraction



19. Stable Two-Mirror Resonators



20. Complex Paraxial Wave Optics



21. Generalized Paraxial Resonator Theory



22. Unstable Optical Resonators



24. Laser Dynamics: The Laser Cavity Equations



25. Laser Spiking and Mode Competition



26. Laser Q-switching



27. Active Laser Mode Coupling



28. Passive Mode Locking



29. Laser Injection Locking



30. Hole Burning and Saturation Spectroscopy



31. Magnetic-Dipole Transitions



Index