Essentials of Lasers

Content: 
THE COMMONWEALTH AND INTERNATIONAL LIBRARY, Page i
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Dedication, Page v
Preface, Page ix
CHAPTER 1 - Introduction to the Laser, Pages 3-7
CHAPTER 2 - The Theory of Lasers, Pages 8-18
CHAPTER 3 - Crystalline Solid Lasers, Pages 19-27
CHAPTER 4 - Gas Lasers, Pages 28-37
CHAPTER 5 - Semiconductor Lasers, Pages 38-45
CHAPTER 6 - A More Complex View of the Laser, Pages 46-54
1 - Infrared and Optical Lases, Pages 59-84
2 - Molecular Amplifier and Generator for Submillimeter Waves, Pages 85-87
3 - Resonant Modes in a Maser Interferometer, Pages 88-128
4 - Optical and Microwave-optical Experiments in Ruby, Pages 129-133
5 - Stimulated Optical Radiation in Ruby, Pages 134-136
6 - Stimulated Infrared Emission from Trivalent Uranium, Pages 137-143
7 - Stimulated Optical Emission in Fluorescent Solids. I. Theoretical Considerations, Pages 144-160
8 - Possibility of Production of Negative Temperature in Gas Discharges, Pages 161-166
9 - Population Inversion and Continuous Optical Maser Oscillation in a Gas Discharge Containing a He–Ne Mixture, Pages 167-177
10 - Laser Conditions in Semiconductors, Pages 178-185
11 - Coherent Light Emission from GaAs Junctions, Pages 186-191
12 - Hole Burning Effects in a He–Ne Optical Laser, Pages 192-229
REFERENCES, Pages 55-56
Index, Pages 231-233