Handbook of Molecular Lasers

Content: Cover
 Half Title
 Title Page
 Copyright Page
 Table of Contents
 About the Series
 Preface
 Table of Contents
 Contributors
 Chapter 1: EMISSION SPECTRA OF MOLECULAR LASERS
 1.1 Introduction
 1.2 Vibrational-Rotational Spectra of Molecules
 1.3 Laser Spectroscopy of CO2 Molecules
 1.4 Infrared and Far-Infrared Laser Transitions
 References
 Chapter 2: CO2 TEA LASERS
 2.1 Introduction
 2.2 Kinetic Processes in CO2 TEA Lasers
 2.3 Discharge Effects
 2.4 Frequency Control
 2.5 Representative Systems
 2.6 Conclusions
 References
 Chapter 3: RADIOFREQUENCY DISCHARGE EXCITED CO2 LASERS. 3.1 Introduction3.2 Waveguide Lasers
 3.3 Propagation in Hollow Dielectric Waveguides
 3.4 Waveguide Laser Resonators
 3.5 Radio-Frequency Gas Discharges
 3.6 Electrical Characteristics of RF Waveguide Lasers
 3.7 Developments in RF-Excited CO2 Waveguide Lasers
 References
 Chapter 4: HIGH-ENERGY SHORT-PULSE CO2 LASERS
 4.1 Introduction
 4.2 CO2 Kinetics
 4.3 Component Requirements for Short-Pulse CO2 Laser Systems
 4.4 Examples of Short-Pulse CO2 Laser Systems
 4.5 Conclusions
 References
 Chapter 5: HIGH-POWER ELECTRON-BEAM CONTROLLED CO2 LASERS
 5.1 Introduction. 5.2 Overview of the CO2 Laser Process5.3 Electron-Beam Controlled Lasers
 5.4 Electron Beam Generators
 5.5 Electron Gun Cathodes
 5.6 Electron Beam Stability
 5.7 Molecular Kinetics
 5.8 The Pump Process
 5.9 Energy Extraction
 5.10 Parasitic Oscillation in Power Amplifiers
 5.11 Suppression of Parasitic Oscillation
 5.12 Effects of Spontaneous Emission
 5.13 Materials Considerations
 Notation
 References
 Chapter 6: HF/DF CHEMICAL LASERS
 6.1 Introduction
 6.2 Overview of Chemical Laser Operation
 6.3 Excitation Chemistry
 6.4 Chemical Laser Physics
 6.5 Chemical Laser Components. 6.6 Chemical Laser Modeling6.7 Chain Reaction HF/DF Lasers
 References
 Chapter 7: OPTICALLY PUMPED FIR LASERS
 7.1 Introduction
 7.2 System Characteristics
 7.3 Continuous-Wave Three-Level Systems
 7.4 Pulsed Systems
 7.5 Optically Pumped Molecules
 7.6 Conclusions
 References
 Bibliography
 Chapter 8: TRANSIENTS AND INSTABILITIES IN FIR LASERS
 8.1 Introduction
 8.2 FIR Laser Action
 8.3 Vibrational Dynamics and the Bottleneck Effect
 8.4 Two-Level Model of the FIR Laser
 8.5 Transient Regime of the FIR Laser: The Two-Level Limit
 8.6 Three-Level Model of the FIR Laser. 8.7 Far Infrared Laser InstabilitiesReferences
 Index.