Rare-Earth-Doped Fiber Lasers and Amplifiers (Optical Science and Engineering)

Rare-Earth-Doped Fiber Lasers and Amplifiers, Third Edition, provides an in-depth description of the basic principles, operating characteristics, theoretical models, and current technology of the main fiber lasers and amplifiers based on rare-earth-doped silica, fluorozirconate, and other non-oxide fibers.Written by some of the most prominent experts in the field, it contains new and revised material reflecting major developments in academia and industry.It starts with a review of the main fiber fabrication techniques and fundamental optical and electronic properties of rare-earth-doped glasses.It goes on to present in individual chapters theoretical models, designs, and optical properties of a wide range of rare-earth-doped fiber light sources, including continuous-wave lasers, Q-switched lasers, and mode-locked lasers, ultrafast amplifiers, and high-power lasers and amplifiers.Separate chapters are devoted to devices utilizing rare-earth-doped infrared-transmitting glass fibers, visi