Fundamentals of Fiber Lasers and Fiber Amplifiers

Front Matter ....Pages i-xxiii
 Introduction  (Vartan V. Ter-Mikirtychev)....Pages 1-7
 Optical Properties and Optical Spectroscopy of Rare Earth Ions in Solids  (Vartan V. Ter-Mikirtychev)....Pages 9-29
 Physical and Optical Properties of Laser Glass  (Vartan V. Ter-Mikirtychev)....Pages 31-40
 Fiber Fabrication and High-Quality Glasses for Gain Fibers  (Vartan V. Ter-Mikirtychev)....Pages 41-46
 Spectroscopic Properties of Nd3+-, Yb3+-, Er3+-, and Tm3+-Doped Fibers  (Vartan V. Ter-Mikirtychev)....Pages 47-68
 Propagation of Light and Modes in Optical Fibers  (Vartan V. Ter-Mikirtychev)....Pages 69-82
 Fiber Laser Physics Fundamentals  (Vartan V. Ter-Mikirtychev)....Pages 83-104
 Main Operating Regimes of Fiber Lasers  (Vartan V. Ter-Mikirtychev)....Pages 105-143
 Main Optical Components for Fiber Laser/Amplifier Design  (Vartan V. Ter-Mikirtychev)....Pages 145-173
 High-Power Fiber Lasers  (Vartan V. Ter-Mikirtychev)....Pages 175-225
 Industrial Applications of Fiber Lasers  (Vartan V. Ter-Mikirtychev)....Pages 227-250
 Nonlinear Frequency Conversion  (Vartan V. Ter-Mikirtychev)....Pages 251-308
 Conclusion  (Vartan V. Ter-Mikirtychev)....Pages 309-310
Back Matter ....Pages 311-330