Front Cover; Essentials of Lasers; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface; PART I; CHAPTER 1. Introduction to the Laser; CHAPTER 2. The Theory of Lasers; CHAPTER 3. Crystalline Solid Lasers; CHAPTER 4. Gas Lasers; CHAPTER 5. Semiconductor Lasers; CHAPTER 6. A More Complex View of the Laser; REFERENCES; PART II: REPRINTED PAPERS; Chapter 1. Infrared and Optical Lases; Summary; Introduction; Characteristics of Masers for Microwave Frequencies; Use of Multimode Cavities at High Frequencies; Spectrum of a Maser Oscillator; Selection of Modes for Amplification.

Further Discussion of Properties of Masers using Large DimensionsLight Sources for Excitation; Solid-state Devices; Summary and High-frequency Limits; Acknowledgements; Chapter 2. Molecular Amplifier and Generator for Submillimeter Waves; Chapter 3. Resonant Modes in a Maser Interferometer; Summary; I. Introduction; II. Formulation of the Problem; 2.1 General Information; 2.2 Rectangular Plane Mirrors; 2.3 Circular Plane Mirrors; 2.4 Confocal Spherical or Paraboloidal Mirrors; III. Computer Solutions; 3.1 General; 3.2 Infinite Strip Mirrors; 3.3 Circular Plane Mirrors.

3.4 Confocal Spherical MirrorsIV. Discussion of Results; V. Conclusions; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; References; Chapter 4. Optical and Microwave-optical Experiments in Ruby; References; Chapter 5. Stimulated Optical Radiation in Ruby; Chapter 6. Stimulated Infrared Emission from Trivalent Uranium; References; Chapter 7. Stimulated Optical Emission in Fluorescent Solids. I. Theoretical Considerations; Summary; Introduction; Pumping Power Considerations; Spectral Width; Conclusions; Chapter 8. Possibility of Production of Negative Temperature in Gas Discharges; References.

Chapter 9. Population Inversion and Continuous Optical Maser Oscillation in a Gas Discharge Containing a He-Ne MixtureReferences; Chapter 10. Laser Conditions in Semiconductors; Summary; References; Chapter 11. Coherent Light Emission from GaAs Junctions; References; Chapter 12. Hole Burning Effects in a He-Ne Optical Laser; Summary; 1. Introduction; 2. Maser Construction; 3. Experimental Results; 4. Parameters in the Present Maser; 5. Mode Pulling Analysis; 6. Assumptions on Line Shape; 7. Homogeneous Broadening; 8. General Approximate Solution for Optical Masers; 9. Effect of Holes.

10. Hole Widths from Stimulated Emission11. Effects of Elastic Scattering; 12. Semi-empirical Representation of Hole Widths; 13. Comparison of Mode Pulling Analysis with Experiment; 14. Conclusion; Acknowledgments; Appendix I; Appendix II; Index.