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Lasers (coiirinired) Maxwelian distribution. 78
threshold current, 352-354,356.358-361. Melting point
363, 376.405.412118.122 .41203, 249
vertical cavity, 351 Be.L\1,0,. 251
wavelength stabilization, 42 1 GSGG. 272
transition metal solid-state, 219-288 LiCaAIF,. 265
Co:hlgF,. 275-281 MgF2. 277
Cr: A1,O; (ruby), 174,246251 YAG, 272
Cr:BeAU,03 (alexandrite). 2.3,6,13.251-258 Metrology, 433
Cr:GSAG, 270-275 Modal instability, 365, 377,424. 325
Cr:GSGG. 270-275 Mode locking
Cr:YG. 270-275 colliding pulse (CPhl). 191. 192, 191
Cr:LiCaAIF,. 263-269 hybrid, 197
Cr:LiSrAIF,, 263-269 passive, 196
NiMgF,, 275-281 R.lolecular constants
Nd:YAG. 171, 222,262,263 CO, laser, 95-136
physics of, 232-746 hlpL grating oscillator (see Oscillators)
Ti:AI2Oj (titanium sapphire), 24, 6. 13, MPMMA (see Lasers, dye, solid-state)
258-263 Multiple-prism
VMgF,. 275-281 beam expander. 11. 17.20-22
Lattice constant generalized arraq. 22
41,O,. 219 pulse compression array, 23-25
Be;@O4. 251 transmission efficiency, 21-25
GSGG. 272
LiCaAlF,. 265
h.lgF,. 277 Optical fiber. 375, 390,421.431
YAG, 272 lensed, 381. 429
Lens Optical isolator, 369, 376.397, 399.101,401.
aspheric. 383 129
ball, 382. 384, 399 Optical parametric oscillators (OPOsj. 1-3. 5,
camera. 384, 398, 428 12.293-345
cylinder, 382. 399 acceptance angles. 306-3 14
GRIN, 382,383,399,409,428 ADP. 323,325.331,332
microscope objective, 382, 383, 329 AgGaS,, 323.325.331
silicon, 383 AgGaS;,. 306.307-308,310.323.325.331.
Linewidth, 13-14, 17-19, 22, 35, 36,11. 44. 337.338
77-78. 178, 186. 190 alerage poner limitations. 317-321
broadzning factor, 355.124426 BBO, 2,323,325.331 335
dispersive, 17-19. 22.44 CD*A, 323,325,331.333
Doppler, 78. 82 CdSe, 323.325.331.339
double-longitudinal-mode. 182 KDP. 323 324.331.332
external cavity laser, 350. 355, 360, 373 KTP. 323,325,331
multiple-pass, 22.14 LBO, 323.325.331
Schawlou-Townes. 80. 82. 155 LiNbO,, 3,323.325.331.333.334.336
sinele-longitudinal-mode, 190 nonlinear crjstals, 321-328
solitary laser diode, 319. 355 biaxial. 321
Lineshape function, 76-79 index, 323
Liquid-phase epitaxy, 358 nonlinear coefficients, 321-325
Lorentzian profile, 76, 79 Sellmeier coefficients. 33 1
thermal conduction. 323
transmission. 323
Magnetic pulse compression, 55. 56 uniaxial. 321
h'lagnets. 159160 performance. 331-342