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This book covers the fundamental aspects of fiber lasers and fiber amplifiers, and includes a wide range of material from laser physics fundamentals to state-of-the-art topics in this rapidly growing field of quantum electronics. This expanded and updated new edition includes substantial new material on nonlinear frequency conversion and Raman fiber lasers and amplifiers, as well as an expanded list of references inclusive of the recent literature in the field.

Introduction
Optical Properties and Optical Spectroscopy of Rare Earth Ions in Solids
Physical and Optical Properties of Laser Glass
Fiber Fabrication and High-Quality Glasses for Gain Fibers
Spectroscopic Properties of Nd3+-, Yb3+-, Er3+-, and Tm3+-Doped Fibers
Propagation of Light and Modes in Optical Fibers
Fiber Laser Physics Fundamentals
Main Operating Regimes of Fiber Lasers
Main Optical Components for Fiber Laser/Amplifier Design
High-Power Fiber Lasers
Industrial Applications of Fiber Lasers
Nonlinear Frequency Conversion
Conclusion