Introduction to laser technology

Electrical Engineering Introduction to Laser Technology, Third Edition. Would you like to know how a laser works, and how it can be modified for your own specific tasks? This intuitive third edition-previously published as Understanding Laser Technology, First and Second Editions-introduces engineer...

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Main Authors: Hitz, C. Breck
Corporate Authors: John Wiley & Sons
Group Author: Ewing, J. J. James J., 1942; Hecht, Jeff; Hitz, C. Breck.
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Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Edition: 3rd ed.
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Online Access: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/0471723126
Summary: Electrical Engineering Introduction to Laser Technology, Third Edition. Would you like to know how a laser works, and how it can be modified for your own specific tasks? This intuitive third edition-previously published as Understanding Laser Technology, First and Second Editions-introduces engineers, scientists, technicians, and novices alike to the world of modern lasers, without delving into the mathematical details of quantum electronics. It is the only introductory text on the market today that explains the underlying physics and engineering applicable to all lasers. A unique combinatio
Item Description: Revised edition of: Understanding laser technology, 2nd. ed. c1991.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (xi, 288 pages) : illustrations
ISBN: 0780353730
9780780353732
0471723126
9780471723127
0471660922
9780471660927
Index Number: TA1675
CLC: TN24
Contents: Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 An Overview of Laser Technology; Chapter 2 The Nature of Light; Chapter 3 Refractive Index, Polarization, and Brightness; Chapter 4 Interference; Chapter 5 Laser Light; Chapter 6 Atoms, Molecules, and Energy Levels; Chapter 7 Energy Distributions and Laser Action; Chapter 8 Laser Resonators; Chapter 9 Resonator Modes; Chapter 10 Reducing Laser Bandwidth; Chapter 11 Q-Switching; Chapter 12 Cavity Dumping and Modelocking; Chapter 13 Nonlinear Optics; Chapter 14 Semiconductor Lasers; Chapter 15 Solid-State Lasers.