This book describes the physics and architectures of widely tunable lasers. Fully updated and expanded to address important advances in science and technology, the third edition contains new chapters on tunable laser microscopy and laser isotope separation; extends coverage of optical parametric oscillators and their application to biomedicine,
"... a comprehensive and detailed foray into tunable lasers and their applications.... aworthy addition to the bookshelf of the academic or student. I would buy it for chaptertwo alone."-Tim Schmidt, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia"... stimulating and could lead to self-improvement to Ph.D research scholars, technicians, and students working in the area of robust design of solid-state dye lasers and applications. ... very useful."-Dr. Alok K. Ray, Outstanding Scientistand Head, Tunable Laser Section, Laserand Plasma Technology Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, and Senior Professor, Homi Bhabha National Institute, India"... an encyclopedic compilation ... invaluable for researchers as a work of reference to get a survey of this dynamic field of research or, as the authors state, as a primer for those interestedin getting acquainted with this topic."-Andreas Fix, German Aerospace Center (DLR)"The text is written in a clear manner, with each chapter containing references and beautiful illustrations. This book is recommended to anybody working in lasers and their applications in various areas of science." -Optics and Photonics News, September 2016"Duarte, a research physicist with Interferometric Optics and an adjunct professor at the Univ. of New Mexico, is the principal editor and has published extensively in the area of lasers and applications. This updated edition consists of 14 chapters covering a variety of tunable laser systems, spanning organic dye, dye-doped polymer-nanoparticle lasers, semiconductor lasers, and fiber lasers. The first chapter gives a wide overview of tunable laser systems in terms of spectral range, short pulse emission durations, energetic characteristics, and broad application areas. Interspersed with the laser systems are chapters covering applications, such as medical applications, microscopy, imaging, isotope s
