A brief, clear and concise explanation of fiber lasers. The book begins with a review of optical waveguides for those who need them and even includes a discussion on photonic crystal fibers. The discussion includes mathematical detail but also gives understanding through physical insight. In this book, you'll learn about optical waveguides and how these are converted to fiber lasers, both continuous-wave and pulsed. The author uses many example problems and the text has web links so you can download all the Mathcad code.