Optical Resonators - Science and Engineering Book

Preface. Part I: Physics and Theory. Theory of Laser Resonators and of the Beam Divergence; Yu.A. Anan'ev. Laser Resonator Theory; S.G. Anikitchev. Nonorthogonal Optical Modes and Resonators; A.E. Siegman. Influence of Intra-Cavity Distortions on Output of Unstable Resonators; I.B. Orlova. Optical Resonators with Dielectric Body; K.A. Prokhorov, D.G. Afonin. Thermal Lensing in Kerr-Lens Modelocked Solid-State Lasers; M. Mehendale, W. A. Schroeder. Part II: Phase Conjugation. Phase Conjugation Techniques; H.J. Eichler, et al. Phase Conjugation of CO2 Laser Radiation and its Applications; V.E. Sherstobitov. Conjugated Cavity with the Wide Field of Vision; A.F. Kornev, et al. Part III: Optics. Beam Quality and Efficiency of Annular Gain Lasers; N. Hodgson. Unstable Resonators for Semiconductor Lasers; G.C. Dente, M.L. Tilton. Chemical Lasers with Annular Gain Media; R.C. Wade. Beam Quality Control of an Iodine Laser with SBS; A.F. Shkapa, et al. Flattened Gaussian Beams with Rectangular Symmetry; S.-A. Amarande. Beam Divergency Studies on a Long Pulse XeCl Excimer Laser; R.M. Hofstra, et al. Optical Resonators for a Slab-Waveguide Laser; E.F. Plinski, et al. Investigations of Open Resonators with Diffraction Coupling; D.G. Afonin, et al. Enhancement of Small-Scale Optical Nonuniformities in Active Medium of High-Power CW FAF CO2 Laser; M.J. Galushkin, et al. Synthesis of Interferograms by Lateral Shear To Measure Wave Front from a Light Beam; V.N. Shekhtman. Part IV: Optimization of Design. Resonators for Lasers Used in Precision Technological Operations; S.A. Dimakov. Resonator Design Considerations for Efficient Operation of Solid-State Lasers End-Pumped By High-Power Diod-Bars; W.A. Clarkson, D.C. Hanna. Heterogeneity Structure of Active Medium Refraction for Three-Dimensional Pre-Mixing and Mixing Nozzle Banks of Gas Dynamic Laser; P.Y. Baskaev, et al. Optimized Resonators for High Energy Long-Pulse Nd:YAG Laser; T. Dascalu, et al. High Power Diffraction Limited Solid-State Lasers with Stable Resonators; V. Magni, M. Zavelani-Rossi. Highly Efficient High-Average Power Nd:YAG Laser With a Passive Q-Switch; A. Lucianeti, et al. Planar Waveguide Lasers of Ti:Sapphire and Nd:YAG (YAP) Grown by LPD; M. Jelinek, et al. Problems of CW Chemical Lasers Scaling; A.S. Bashkin, et al. Creation of Channels into Ti:Sapphire Waveguiding Layers; J. Lancok, et al. Properties of the Cavities for Compact Slab Gas Lasers; A.A. Kuznetsov, M.Z. Novgorodov. Nd:YAG Laser Resonators Using External Stimulated Brillouin Scattering Q-Switching Mirror; A. Mocofanescu, V. Babin. The Construction of Laser Gyroscope; V.E. Zharov, et al. Part V: Late Submission. SBS Properties of High-Pressure Xenon at a Density of 0.3-1g/cm3; L. Zykov, et al. Index. List of Participants.