{"product_id":"laserbased-midinfrared-sources-and-applications-9781118301814","title":"LaserBased MidInfrared Sources and Applications","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Author xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Mid‐IR Spectral Range 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Definition of the Mid‐IR 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 The World’s Second Laser 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 Internal Vibrations of Molecules 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Solid-state Crystalline Mid‐IR Lasers 7\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Rare-Earth-based Tm\u003csup\u003e3+\u003c\/sup\u003e, Ho\u003csup\u003e3+\u003c\/sup\u003e, and Er\u003csup\u003e3+\u003c\/sup\u003e Lasers 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1.1 Tm\u003csup\u003e3+\u003c\/sup\u003e Lasers 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1.2 Ho\u003csup\u003e3+\u003c\/sup\u003e Lasers 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1.3 Er\u003csup\u003e3+\u003c\/sup\u003e Lasers 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Transition Metal Cr\u003csup\u003e2+\u003c\/sup\u003e and Fe\u003csup\u003e2+\u003c\/sup\u003e Lasers 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.1 Spectroscopic Properties of Cr\u003csup\u003e2+\u003c\/sup\u003e and Fe\u003csup\u003e2+\u003c\/sup\u003e 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.2 Lasers Based on Chalcogenide Crystals Doped with Cr\u003csup\u003e2+\u003c\/sup\u003e 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.2.1 Broadly Tunable Cr\u003csup\u003e2+\u003c\/sup\u003e Lasers 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.2.2 High-power Continuous-wave Cr\u003csup\u003e2+\u003c\/sup\u003e Lasers 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.2.3 High-power Cr\u003csup\u003e2+\u003c\/sup\u003e CW Laser Systems Operating at 2.94 μm 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.2.4 Gain-switched High-power Cr\u003csup\u003e2+\u003c\/sup\u003e Lasers 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.2.5 Microchip Cr\u003csup\u003e2+\u003c\/sup\u003e Lasers 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.2.6 Waveguide and Thin-disk Cr:ZnSe Lasers 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.2.7 Mode-locked Cr:ZnS\/Cr:ZnSe Lasers 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.3 Lasers Based on Chalcogenide Crystals Doped with Fe\u003csup\u003e2+\u003c\/sup\u003e 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.3.1 Free-running Pulsed Fe:ZnSe\/ZnS Lasers 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.3.2 Gain-switched Regime of Fe\u003csup\u003e2+\u003c\/sup\u003e Lasers at Room Temperature 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.3.3 Continuous-wave Fe\u003csup\u003e2+\u003c\/sup\u003e Lasers 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.3.4 Tunable Fe\u003csup\u003e2+\u003c\/sup\u003e Lasers at Room Temperature 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.3.5 Ultrafast Amplifier in the 3.8–4.8 μm Range 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Summary 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Fiber Mid‐IR Lasers 43\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Introduction 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Continuous-wave Mid‐IR Fiber Lasers 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.1 Tm-based Fiber Lasers 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.2 Ho-based Fiber Lasers 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.3 Er-based Fiber Lasers 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.4 Dy-based Fiber Lasers 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.5 Raman Fiber Lasers 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Q-switched Mid‐IR Fiber Lasers 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Mode-locked Mid‐IR Fiber Lasers 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5 Summary 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Semiconductor Lasers 65\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Heterojunction Mid‐IR Lasers 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1.1 GaSb-based Diode Lasers 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1.2 Distributed Feedback GaSb-based Lasers 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Quantum Cascade Lasers 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.1 High Power and High Efficiency QCLs 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.2 Single-mode Distributed Feedback (DFB) QCLs 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.3 Broadly Tunable QCLs with an External Cavity 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.4 Short-wavelength (\u0026lt;4 μm) QCLs 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.5 QCLs at Long (16–21 μm) Wavelengths 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Interband Cascade Lasers 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Optically Pumped Semiconductor Disk Lasers (OPSDLs) 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4.1 (AlGaIn)(AsSb)-based OPSDL at \u003ci\u003eλ \u003c\/i\u003e≈ 2.3 μm 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4.2 PbS-based OPSDL at \u003ci\u003eλ \u003c\/i\u003e= 2.6–3 μm 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4.3 PbSe-based OPSDL at \u003ci\u003eλ \u003c\/i\u003e= 4.2–4.8 μm 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4.4 PbTe-based OPSDL at \u003ci\u003eλ \u003c\/i\u003e= 4.7–5.6 μm 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 Summary 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Mid‐IR by Nonlinear Optical Frequency Conversion 109\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Two Approaches to Frequency Downconversion Using Second-order Nonlinearity 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1.1 Difference Frequency Generation 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1.2 Optical Parametric Oscillators (OPOs) 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1.3 Brief Review of \u003ci\u003eχ\u003c\/i\u003e\u003csup\u003e(2)\u003c\/sup\u003e Nonlinear Crystals for Mid‐IR 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1.3.1 Periodically Poled Oxides 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1.3.2 Birefringent Crystals 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1.3.3 Emerging QPM Nonlinear Optical Materials 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Continuous-wave (CW) Regime 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2.1 DFG of CW Radiation 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2.2 CW OPOs 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Pulsed Regime 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3.1 Pulsed DFG 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3.2 Pulsed OPOs 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3.2.1 Broadly Tunable Pulsed OPOs 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3.2.2 Narrow-linewidth Pulsed OPOs 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3.2.3 High Average Power OPOs 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3.2.4 High Pulse Energy OPOs 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3.2.5 Waveguide OPOs 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Regime of Ultrashort (ps and fs) Pulses 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4.1 Ultrafast DFG 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4.2 Intra-pulse DFG (Optical Rectification) 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4.3 Ultrafast OPOs 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4.3.1 Picosecond Mode 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4.3.2 Femtosecond Mode 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4.4 Ultrafast OPGs 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4.5 Ultrafast OPAs 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5 Raman Frequency Converters 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5.1 Crystalline Raman Converters 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5.2 Fiber Raman Converters 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5.3 Silicon Raman Converters 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5.4 Diamond Raman Converters 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5.5 Other Raman Converters 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6 Summary 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Supercontinuum and Frequency Comb Sources 189\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Supercontinuum Sources 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1.1 SC from Lead-silicate Glass Fibers 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1.2 SC from Tellurite Glass Fibers 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1.3 SC from ZBLAN Fibers 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1.4 SC from Chalcogenide Glass Fibers 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1.5 SC from Waveguides 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1.6 SC from Bulk Crystals 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1.7 Other SC Sources 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Frequency Comb Sources 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2.1 Direct Comb Sources from Mode-locked Lasers 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2.2 Combs Produced by Spectral Broadening in NL Fibers and Waveguides 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2.3 Combs Produced by Difference Frequency Generation 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2.4 OPO-based Combs 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2.5 Combs Based on Optical Subharmonic Generation 226\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2.6 Microresonator-based Kerr Combs 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2.7 Combs from Quantum Cascade Lasers 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2.8 Combs from Interband Cascade Lasers 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 Summary 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 236\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Mid‐IR Applications 247\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Spectroscopic Sensing and Imaging 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1.1 QCLs for Spectroscopy and Trace-gas Analysis 248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1.2 Spectroscopy with ICLs 252\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1.3 Spectroscopy with DFG and OPO Sources 252\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1.4 Broadband Spectroscopy with Frequency Combs 253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1.5 Hyperspectral Imaging 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Medical Applications 258\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2.1 Laser Tissue Interactions 258\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2.1.1 Holmium and Thulium Surgical Lasers 258\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2.1.2 Er:YAG Lasers (\u003ci\u003eλ \u003c\/i\u003e= 2.9 μm) 259\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2.1.3 Importance of the Spectral Band of 6–7 μm 260\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2.2 Medical Breath Analysis 261\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2.2.1 Ethane (C\u003csub\u003e2\u003c\/sub\u003eH\u003csub\u003e6\u003c\/sub\u003e) 262\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2.2.2 NO 262\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2.2.3 NH\u003csub\u003e3\u003c\/sub\u003e 263\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2.2.4 CO 263\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2.2.5 OCS 263\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2.2.6 Optical Frequency Comb Spectroscopy for Breath Analysis 264\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 Nano‐IR Imaging and Chemical Mapping 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 Plasmonics in the Mid‐IR 267\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5 Infrared Countermeasures 269\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.6 Extreme Nonlinear Optics and Attosecond Science 270\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.7 Other Applications 273\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.7.1 Laser Wake-field Accelerators 273\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.7.2 Laser Acceleration in Dielectric Structures 274\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.7.3 Free-space Communications 274\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.7.4 Organic Material Processing 275\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 276\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 287\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default 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