1CHAPTER 1 Light and the Electromagnetic Spectrum
387.4 Organic Semiconductor Lasers
21.1 Nature of Light: Waves and Particles
39CHAPTER 8 Free-Electron Lasers (FELs)
31.3 Electromagnetic Spectrum
408.1 Relativistic Electron Beams and Synchrotron Radiation
41.4 Polarization and Light Interactions with Matter
418.2 Undulator Radiation and Gain Mechanism in FELs
5CHAPTER 2 Atoms and Energy Levels
428.3 Tunable X-ray and Infrared FELs
62.1 Atomic Structure
438.4 Advanced Applications of FELs
72.2 Quantization of Energy
44CHAPTER 9 Nonlinear Laser Optics
82.3 Electron Transitions
459.1 Second Harmonic Generation
92.4 Bohr Model and Energy Level Diagrams
469.2 Sum-Frequency Generation
10CHAPTER 3 Stimulated Emission and Population Inversion
479.3 Difference-Frequency Generation
113.1 Einstein’s Theory of Light-Matter Interaction
489.4 Optical Parametric Amplification
123.2 Population Inversion
499.5 Optical Parametric Oscillators
133.3 Examples of Gain Media
509.6 Multiphoton Absorption and Photoionization
143.4 Threshold Population Inversion
51CHAPTER 10 Laser Spectroscopy and Interferometry
153.5 Continuous vs. Pulsed Lasers
5210.1 Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy with Lasers
16CHAPTER 4 The Laser Resonator
5310.3 Optical Microminiaturization and Interferometry
174.1 Cavity Design
5410.4 Laser Ablation and Micromachining
184.2 Longitudinal Modes
55CHAPTER 11 Biophotonics and Optical Imaging
194.3 Transverse Modes
5611.1 Laser Therapy and Tissue Interactions
204.4 Resonator Losses and Q-Factor
5711.2 Confocal Microscopy and Fluorescence Imaging
214.5 Cavity Stability and Alignment
5811.3 Raman Spectroscopy and Biosensing
22CHAPTER 5 Gas Lasers
5911.4 Optogenetics and Neural Stimulation
235.1 Helium-Neon (He-Ne) Laser
60CHAPTER 12 Laser Communications and Information Processing
245.2 Argon Ion Laser
6112.1 Fiber Optic Communications and Optical Networks
255.3 Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Laser
6212.2 Free-Space Laser Communication and Data Links
265.4 Nitrogen Laser
6312.3 Optical Computing and Holography
275.5 Excimer Lasers
6412.4 Quantum Cryptography and Laser-Based Sensors
28CHAPTER 6 Solid-State Lasers
65CHAPTER 13 Emerging Trends and Future Applications
296.1 Ruby Laser
6613.1 Ultrafast Lasers and Attosecond Science
306.2 Nd:YAG Laser
6713.2 Microfluidics and Lab-on-a-Chip Devices
316.3 Ti:Sapphire Laser
6813.3 Metamaterials and Plasmonics
326.4 Fiber Lasers
69CHAPTER 14 Social and Ethical Implications of Lasers
336.5 Semiconductor Lasers
7014.1 Laser Weaponry and Military Applications
34CHAPTER 7 Dye Lasers and Other Organic Lasers
7114.2 Environmental Impact and Sustainability
357.1 Tuning Range and Applications of Dye Lasers
72Glossary
367.2 Pumping Methods and Tuning Techniques for Dye Lasers
73Index
377.3 Pulsed Dye Lasers and Mode-Locking
