Siegman’s Lasers — Worked Exercise Solutions
This collection accompanies Anthony E. Siegman, Lasers (University Science Books, 1986). It covers all 394 problems in the book’s 116 section-level problem sets. Chapter 23 is retained in the navigation even though it has no problem set.
The original problem statements are not reproduced. Use the chapter, section, and problem identifier with the book; each entry records a concise solution route, the governing model, and a physical or mathematical check. Unlike some of the other collections, Siegman’s book does not provide a selected-answer appendix, so the checks are derived from conservation laws, limiting cases, and self-consistency.
Basic laser physics
- Chapter 1: An Introduction to Lasers
- Chapter 2: Stimulated Transitions: The Classical Oscillator Model
- Chapter 3: Electric Dipole Transitions in Real Atoms
- Chapter 4: Atomic Rate Equations
- Chapter 5: The Rabi Frequency
- Chapter 6: Laser Pumping and Population Inversion
- Chapter 7: Laser Amplification
- Chapter 8: More on Laser Amplification
- Chapter 9: Linear Pulse Propagation
- Chapter 10: Nonlinear Optical Pulse Propagation
- Chapter 11: Laser Mirrors and Regenerative Feedback
- Chapter 12: Fundamentals of Laser Oscillation
- Chapter 13: Oscillation Dynamics and Oscillation Threshold
Optical beams and resonators
- Chapter 14: Optical Beams and Resonators: An Introduction
- Chapter 15: Ray Optics and Ray Matrices
- Chapter 16: Wave Optics and Gaussian Beams
- Chapter 17: Physical Properties of Gaussian Beams
- Chapter 18: Beam Perturbation and Diffraction
- Chapter 19: Stable Two-Mirror Resonators
- Chapter 20: Complex Paraxial Wave Optics
- Chapter 21: Generalized Paraxial Resonator Theory
- Chapter 22: Unstable Optical Resonators
- Chapter 23: More on Unstable Resonators
Laser dynamics and advanced topics
- Chapter 24: Laser Dynamics: The Laser Cavity Equations
- Chapter 25: Laser Spiking and Mode Competition
- Chapter 26: Laser Q-Switching
- Chapter 27: Active Laser Mode Coupling
- Chapter 28: Passive Mode Locking
- Chapter 29: Laser Injection Locking
- Chapter 30: Hole Burning and Saturation Spectroscopy
- Chapter 31: Magnetic-Dipole Transitions