Covers the fundamental concepts of laser operation, including dispersion theory, gain and resonators, different types of laser systems, noise characteristics, optical fibers, ultrafast lasers, and nonlinear frequency conversion.
Covers Brillouin scattering, a powerful tool in photonics, explaining material density fluctuations' impact on light and the optical effects of inelastic scatterings.
Explores light propagation in optical fibers, modes in waveguides, fiber types, and fiber lasers, along with historical insights and mode types in slab waveguides.
