Laser Resonators and Beam Propagation: Fundamentals, Advanced Concepts, Applications

本書提供了對光學共振腔特性及激光束傳播的獨特、全面且詳細的討論，涵蓋了基本理論和實際應用，包括最新的研究成果。書中介紹了共振腔的基本理論，如幾何光學、衍射和偏振，以及重要共振腔方案的特性及其建模。該書以經典光學為框架，討論光的特徵參數，如相干性、偏振、光束大小和發散，並理解光傳播的最基本法則，包括在連續波、Q開關和鎖模激光操作中使用光學共振腔生成和調整激光束的過程。此外，書中也討論了腔內和腔外的諧波生成。

期待已久的第三版包含了大量擴展和更新，新增了有關超快脈衝生成和傳播以及鎖模激光共振腔的部分。這些內容，加上精心結構化的文本和各章節的自主性，使本書對新手來說理想，對學術界和產業研究的專家則具有無價的價值。

Norman Hodgson is Chief Technology Officer for the Laser Segment of Coherent, Corp. in Santa Clara, CA. He has more than 35 years experience in optics and laser technology with a focus on solid state laser and fiber laser design, optimization and product development. Previously held positions include Vice President of Technology and Advanced Research at Coherent, Inc. (2010-2022), Vice President of Engineering at Coherent (2003-2009), Director of Engineering at Spectra-Physics, Inc. in Mountain View, CA (1998-2003), Senior Laser Engineer and Program Manager at Carl Zeiss, Inc. in Princeton, NJ and San Leandro, CA (1992-1996) and various university positions. Dr. Hodgson received his Diploma in Physics from the Technical University of Kaiserslautern, Germany, in 1986, and a PhD in Physics from Technical University Berlin in 1990. Dr. Hodgson has authored over 90 publications and conference presentations is co-inventor on more than 50 issued and pending patents, and was the recipient of the German WLT Award in 1994.
Horst Weber studied at the Technical University Berlin at the Department of Physics, and received 1961 his Diploma degree in the field of electron-optics. Then for more than 40 years he worked on solid state lasers, dye-lasers, laser material processing, dielectric coatings and ultra-short pulses. 1970 he became university lecturer and 1972 associate professor at the University of Berne (Switzerland). Topics in this time were diode lasers, ultra-short pulses, satellite ranging and laser plasma interaction. In 1975 he joined the Physics Department of the University Kaiserslautern (Germany) as full professor. Main activities were multi-kW solid state lasers, optical resonators, laser induced plasmas and dielectric coatings. 1987 he returned to the Optical Institute (Technical University Berlin) and became general manager of the Solid State Laser Institute, later the Laser and Medicine Technology Berlin. The applied research was performed in close connection with the German Industry in the field of high power solid state lasers, diode pumped solid state lasers and laser-material processing. A new research group working on the characterization of laser radiation was established, which was strongly involved in the European normalization activities.

He was/is member of the Swiss Association of Optics, the German Scientific Association of Laser Technology (Chairman), the German Physical Society, State Board Lasertechnology Huazhong University (Wuhan PR China), Laser Association Berlin/Brandenburg (Chairman), European Physical Society, Advisory Board of the Laser Congress and Exhibition Munich. He was editor of the series Optical Sciences (Springer), Landolt-Boernstein: Laser and Laser Applications (Springer), Optical and Quantum Electronics Journal.

He retired in 2003 and is now professor emeritus at the Optical Institute Berlin. Until 2015, he gave lectures on laser physics, nonlinear optics, classical optics. His research fields are now the characterization of partially coherent fields, the determination of coherence and the Wigner function in optics.

Norman Hodgson 是位於加州聖克拉拉的 Coherent, Corp. 激光部門的首席技術官。他在光學和激光技術方面擁有超過 35 年的經驗，專注於固態激光和光纖激光的設計、優化及產品開發。之前的職位包括 Coherent, Inc. 的技術與先進研究副總裁（2010-2022）、Coherent 的工程副總裁（2003-2009）、位於加州山景城的 Spectra-Physics, Inc. 工程總監（1998-2003）、位於新澤西州普林斯頓和加州聖利安德羅的 Carl Zeiss, Inc. 高級激光工程師及計畫經理（1992-1996），以及多個大學職位。Hodgson 博士於 1986 年在德國凱瑟斯勞滕技術大學獲得物理學文憑，並於 1990 年在柏林技術大學獲得物理學博士學位。Hodgson 博士已發表超過 90 篇出版物和會議報告，並且是超過 50 項已授權和待授權專利的共同發明人，並於 1994 年獲得德國 WLT 獎。

Horst Weber 在柏林技術大學物理系學習，並於 1961 年獲得電子光學領域的文憑。隨後，他在固態激光、染料激光、激光材料加工、介電塗層和超短脈衝方面工作了超過 40 年。1970 年，他成為大學講師，1972 年在瑞士伯恩大學擔任副教授。這段時間的研究主題包括二極體激光、超短脈衝、衛星測距和激光等離子體互動。1975 年，他加入德國凱瑟斯勞滕大學物理系，擔任正教授，主要研究多千瓦固態激光、光學共振腔、激光誘導等離子體和介電塗層。1987 年，他回到柏林技術大學的光學研究所，並成為固態激光研究所的總經理，後來成為激光與醫學技術柏林的負責人。應用研究與德國工業在高功率固態激光、二極體泵浦固態激光和激光材料加工領域密切合作。成立了一個新的研究小組，專注於激光輻射的特性，並積極參與歐洲標準化活動。

他曾是瑞士光學協會、德國激光技術科學協會（主席）、德國物理學會、中國華中科技大學激光技術國家委員會、柏林/布蘭登堡激光協會（主席）、歐洲物理學會、慕尼黑激光大會及展覽的顧問委員會成員。他曾擔任《光學科學》（Springer）、《Landolt-Boernstein: 激光與激光應用》（Springer）、《光學與量子電子學期刊》的編輯。

他於 2003 年退休，現為柏林光學研究所的名譽教授。直到 2015 年，他仍然教授激光物理、非線性光學和經典光學。他目前的研究領域包括部分相干場的特性、相干性的確定以及光學中的 Wigner 函數。