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, counter measures, microscopy, and spectroscopy; and discusses new applications in astronomy and medicine. Featuring fresh contributions from internationally recognized experts-including 100+ new pages and extensive references-this edition provides a timely account of highly successful tunable laser applications.

F. J. Duarte is a research physicist with Interferometric Optics, Rochester, New York, USA, and an adjunct professor at the University of New Mexico, USA. His career as a laser physicist encompasses academia, industry, and the defense establishment. He holds a Ph.D in physics from Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia, where he was a student of the famed quantum physicist J. C. Ward. Dr. Duarte is the author of the generalized multiple-prism dispersion theory, has made unique contributions to the physics and architecture of tunable laser oscillators, and pioneered the use of Dirac's quantum notation in interferometry, oscillator physics, and classical optics.

Introduction. Spectroscopic Applications of Tunable Optical Parametric Oscillators. Solid-State Organic Dye Lasers. Organic Dye-Doped Polymer-Nanoparticle Tunable Lasers. Broadly Tunable External-Cavity Semiconductor Lasers. Tunable Fiber Lasers. Fiber Laser Overview and Medical Applications. Medical Applications of Organic Dye Lasers. Tunable Laser Microscopy. Interferometric Imaging. Tunable Laser Atomic Vapor Laser Isotope Separation. Coherent Electrically Excited Organic Semiconductors. Multiple-Prism Arrays and Multiple-Prism Beam Expanders: Laser Optics and Scientific Applications. Optical Quantities and Conversions of Units.