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1 | (8) |
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5 | (4) |
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2 Optica] Properties and Optical Spectroscopy of Rare Earth Ions in Solids |
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9 | (22) |
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2.1 Electron--Phonon Coupling in Solids |
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9 | (2) |
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2.2 Phonon Sidebands of Optical Transition in Solids |
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11 | (2) |
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2.3 Optical Center Transitions: Spontaneous and Stimulated Emission |
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13 | (2) |
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2.4 Rare Earth Centers in Solids |
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15 | (1) |
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2.5 Homogeneous and Inhomogeneous Line Broadening |
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16 | (4) |
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2.5.1 Homogeneous Broadening |
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17 | (2) |
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2.5.2 Inhomogeneous Broadening |
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19 | (1) |
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2.6 Spectroscopic Parameters of the Optical Transition: A Brief Introduction to the Main Theories |
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20 | (6) |
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20 | (2) |
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22 | (2) |
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2.6.3 Fuchtbauer--Ladenburg Theory and Einstein Coefficients |
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24 | (2) |
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2.7 Sensitization of Laser-Active Centers |
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26 | (2) |
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28 | (3) |
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3 Physical and Optical Properties of Laser Glass |
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31 | (10) |
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3.1 Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Glass |
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33 | (1) |
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3.2 Optical Properties of Fibers (Attenuation) |
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34 | (2) |
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3.2.1 Intrinsic Glass Material Properties |
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34 | (1) |
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3.2.2 Waveguide Properties |
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35 | (1) |
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3.2.3 Optical Connection Loss |
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36 | (1) |
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3.3 Different Glass Types Used in Fiber Lasers and Amplifiers |
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36 | (4) |
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37 | (1) |
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38 | (1) |
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38 | (1) |
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3.3.4 Fluoride Glass and ZBLAN |
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39 | (1) |
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40 | (1) |
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4 Fiber Fabrication and High-Quality Glasses for Gain Fibers |
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41 | (6) |
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41 | (1) |
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4.2 Fabrication of Fiber Preforms |
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41 | (2) |
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4.3 Fiber Fabrication from the Preform |
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43 | (1) |
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4.4 Laser-Active Fiber Fabrication |
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44 | (1) |
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4.5 MCVD Technology for Rare-Earth Doped Fiber Production... |
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44 | (2) |
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46 | (1) |
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46 | (1) |
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5 Spectroscopic Properties of Nd3+-, Yb3+-, Er3+-, and Tm3+-Doped Fibers |
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47 | (22) |
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5.1 Spectroscopic Notations |
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47 | (1) |
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5.2 Energy Levels of Trivalent Rare Earth Ions |
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48 | (2) |
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50 | (4) |
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5.3.1 Nd3+ Fiber Laser Challenges |
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53 | (1) |
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54 | (3) |
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5.4.1 Yb3+ Fiber Laser Challenges |
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55 | (2) |
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57 | (5) |
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5.5.1 Et3* Fiber Laser Challenges |
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61 | (1) |
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62 | (5) |
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5.6.1 Tm3+ Fiber Laser Challenges |
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64 | (3) |
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67 | (2) |
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6 Propagation of Light and Modes in Optical Fibers |
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69 | (14) |
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6.1 V Number of the Fiber |
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70 | (2) |
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72 | (5) |
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6.3 Polarization-Maintaining Fibers |
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77 | (1) |
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6.4 Laser Beam Quality (M2 Parameter) |
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77 | (5) |
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6.4.1 Practical Recommendations on Beam Quality Measurements Using the M2 Approach |
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80 | (2) |
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82 | (1) |
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7 Fiber Laser Physics Fundamentals |
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83 | (22) |
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7.1 Population Inversion: Three- and Four-Energy-Level Systems |
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83 | (3) |
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7.1.1 Four-Level Laser Operational Scheme |
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84 | (1) |
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7.1.2 Three-Level Laser Operational Scheme |
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85 | (1) |
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7.2 Optical Fiber Amplifiers |
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86 | (10) |
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7.2.1 Fiber Amplifier (General Consideration) |
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86 | (10) |
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7.3 Fiber Laser Thresholds and Efficiency |
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96 | (2) |
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7.4 Gain and Loss in Laser Resonators |
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98 | (1) |
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7.5 Fiber Laser Resonators |
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98 | (6) |
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7.5.1 Linear Laser Resonators |
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99 | (3) |
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7.5.2 Ring Laser Resonators |
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102 | (2) |
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104 | (1) |
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8 Main Operating Regimes of Fiber Lasers |
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105 | (40) |
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105 | (20) |
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8.1.1 CW and Free-Running Operation of Fiber Lasers |
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107 | (2) |
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8.1.2 Q-Switched Operation of Fiber Lasers |
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109 | (7) |
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8.1.3 Mode-Locking of Fiber Lasers |
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116 | (9) |
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125 | (17) |
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8.2.1 Wavelength-Tunable Lasers |
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125 | (9) |
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8.2.2 Single Longitudinal Mode Lasers |
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134 | (8) |
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142 | (3) |
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9 Main Optical Components for Fiber Laser/Amplifier Design |
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145 | (30) |
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145 | (17) |
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9.1.1 Principles of Operation |
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145 | (8) |
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9.1.2 Main Types of Diode Lasers Used in Fiber Laser Technology |
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153 | (3) |
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9.1.3 High-Power Diode Lasers |
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156 | (4) |
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9.1.4 Fiber-Coupled Diode Lasers |
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160 | (2) |
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9.2 Fiber-Coupled Polarization-Maintained and Non-polarization-Maintained Optical Components |
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162 | (10) |
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9.2.1 Polarization-Dependent Optical Isolators |
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165 | (1) |
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9.2.2 Polarization-Independent Optical Isolators |
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166 | (1) |
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9.2.3 High-Power Fiber-Coupled Isolators |
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167 | (1) |
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9.2.4 Polarization-Dependent Circulator |
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168 | (1) |
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9.2.5 Polarization-Independent Circulator |
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168 | (2) |
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9.2.6 Chirped FBG as a Self-Phase Modulation Compensator |
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170 | (1) |
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9.2.7 A Few Words About Fiber End-Face Preparation |
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171 | (1) |
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172 | (3) |
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10 High-Power Fiber Lasers |
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175 | (52) |
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10.1 Gain Fiber Pumping Technology for High-Power Fiber Lasers |
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177 | (1) |
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10.2 Double-Clad Fibers and Clad-Pumping Technology |
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178 | (5) |
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10.2.1 Clad-Pumping Schemes |
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179 | (2) |
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10.2.2 Clad-Pumping and Triple-Clad Fibers |
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181 | (1) |
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182 | (1) |
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10.2.4 Fused-Pump Combiners |
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182 | (1) |
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10.3 Large-Mode Area Fibers for High-Power, Diffraction-Limited Operation |
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183 | (2) |
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10.4 Nonlinear Processes in Optical Fibers and their Role in Fiber Laser and Fiber Amplifiers Technology Development |
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185 | (15) |
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10.4.1 Threshold Power of the Stimulated Scattering Process |
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188 | (1) |
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10.4.2 Stimulated Raman Scattering |
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188 | (2) |
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10.4.3 Continuous-Wave SRS |
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190 | (1) |
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191 | (1) |
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10.4.5 Stimulated Brillouin Scattering |
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192 | (1) |
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10.4.6 Continuous-Wave SBS |
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193 | (2) |
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195 | (1) |
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10.4.8 Optical Kerr Effect |
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195 | (1) |
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10.4.9 Self-Phase Modulation |
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196 | (1) |
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10.4.10 Cross-Phase Modulation |
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197 | (1) |
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198 | (2) |
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10.5 Self-Focusing and Self-Trapping in Optical Fibers |
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200 | (2) |
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10.6 High-Power Fiber Laser Oscillators Versus Low-Power Master Oscillator-Power Fiber Amplifier Geometry |
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202 | (9) |
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10.6.1 High-Power Fiber Laser Single Oscillators |
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203 | (1) |
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10.6.2 High-Power Master Oscillator-Power Fiber Amplifiers |
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204 | (7) |
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10.7 Beam Combining of High-Power Fiber Lasers |
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211 | (11) |
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10.7.1 Spectral Beam Combining |
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212 | (1) |
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10.7.2 Volume Holographic Grating |
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213 | (2) |
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10.7.3 Coherent Beam Combining |
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215 | (7) |
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222 | (5) |
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11 Industrial Applications of Fiber Lasers |
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227 | (24) |
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11.1 Laser-Material Interaction for Material Processing |
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229 | (1) |
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11.2 Important Laser Parameters for Industrial Application |
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230 | (4) |
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231 | (1) |
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231 | (1) |
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11.2.3 Pulse Width and Pulse Repetition Rate |
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231 | (1) |
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232 | (1) |
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232 | (1) |
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11.2.6 Laser Beam Quality |
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233 | (1) |
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233 | (1) |
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11.3 Fiber-Optic Power Delivery Systems |
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234 | (9) |
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11.4 Main Structure of Fiber-Optic Delivery Systems |
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243 | (1) |
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11.5 Main Industrial Applications of Fiber Lasers |
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244 | (6) |
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244 | (1) |
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245 | (1) |
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245 | (1) |
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246 | (1) |
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246 | (1) |
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11.5.8 Paint Stripping and Surface Removal |
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246 | (1) |
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247 | (1) |
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11.5.10 Semiconductor Processing with a Laser Beam |
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247 | (1) |
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11.5.11 Main Competitors of Fiber Lasers in Industrial Laser Applications |
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248 | (1) |
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11.5.12 Summary of Challenges for Fiber Lasers in Industrial Applications |
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249 | (1) |
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11.5.13 Future of Fiber Lasers in Material Processing |
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249 | (1) |
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250 | (1) |
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12 Nonlinear Frequency Conversion |
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251 | (58) |
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12.1 Introduction to Nonlinear Optics |
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251 | (12) |
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251 | (5) |
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12.1.2 Polarization and Susceptibility |
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256 | (1) |
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12.1.3 Wave Equation in Nonlinear Optics (Nonlinear Polarization) |
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257 | (2) |
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12.1.4 Properties of the Nonlinear Susceptibilities |
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259 | (4) |
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12.2 Phase-Matching Conditions |
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263 | (16) |
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12.2.1 Birefringence and Critical Phase-Matching |
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263 | (7) |
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12.2.2 Walk-Off, Angular, Spectral and Temperature Acceptance |
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270 | (7) |
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12.2.3 Quasi Phase-Matching |
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277 | (2) |
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12.3 Nonlinear Frequency Conversion Efficiency |
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279 | (10) |
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12.3.1 Second Harmonic Generation (SHG) |
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279 | (4) |
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12.3.2 Three-Frequency Interaction |
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283 | (6) |
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12.4 Fiber Lasers with Nonlinear Frequency Conversion |
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289 | (18) |
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12.4.1 Continuous Wave Fiber Lasers with Nonlinear Frequency Conversion |
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289 | (1) |
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12.4.2 High Peak Power Fiber MOP As with Frequency Conversion |
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290 | (2) |
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12.4.3 Q-Switched Fiber Lasers with Nonlinear Frequency Conversion |
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292 | (4) |
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12.4.4 Mode-Locked Fiber Lasers with Nonlinear Frequency Conversion |
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296 | (6) |
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12.4.5 Raman Fiber Lasers |
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302 | (5) |
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307 | (2) |
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309 | (2) |
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