This guide covers the entire field of tunable lasers, with the exception of dye lasers. Following an introductory chapter on common general principles, the remaining chapters - all written by leading experts in the field - each treat a particular class of tunable laser or process. In each case, a theoretical treatment is combined with a detailed practical description of the lasers and their operation. It is especially intended to enable the non-expert to choose the most appropriate tunable laser for a specific application. In this second edition, an added chapter with extensive references to recent literature reviews the advances that have occurred since the publication of the original edition.

Contributions by: K. Cheng, M.H.R. Hutchinson, T. Jaeger, C. Lin, Linn F. Mollenauer, Clifford R. Pollock, M.J. Rosker, C.L. Tang, C.R. Vidal, J.C. Walling, G. Wang, Jonathan C. White