Principles of Lasers

Softcover Nachdruck of the original 5th Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-1-4899-7713-7
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 620 Seiten, Previously published in hardcover, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 1192 g

Anyone mastering the contents of this textbook will be well prepared to understand advanced treatises and research papers in laser science and technology" - Arthur L. Schawlow, 1981 Nobel Laureate in Physics Provides a logically organized introduction to laser science and technology, including the basic mathematical framework to understand this evolving field Every chapter contains a good set of problems and selected answers are given in the back of the book

Zielgruppe

Graduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Svelto, Orazio

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Physik Elektromagnetismus Quantenoptik, Nichtlineare Optik, Laserphysik
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Angewandte Physik
• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Physik, Chemie für Ingenieure
• Technische Wissenschaften Sonstige Technologien | Angewandte Technik Lasertechnologie, Holographie
• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Technische Optik, Lasertechnologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introductory Concepts.- Interaction of Radiation with Atoms and Ions.- Energy Levels, Radiative and Nonradiative Transitions in Molecules and Semiconductors.- Ray and Wave Propagation Through Optical Media.- Passive Optical Resonators.- Pumping Processes.- Continuous Wave Laser Behavior.- Transient Laser Behavior.- Solid-State, Dye, and Semiconductor Lasers.- Gas, Chemical, Free Electron, and X-Ray Lasers.- Properties of Laser Beams.- Laser Beam Transformation: Propagation, Amplification, Frequency Conversion, Pulse Compression and Pulse Expansion.

Über Autor(innen)

Orazio Svelto is Professor of Quantum Electronics at the Polytechnic Institute of Milan and Director of the Quantum Electronics Center of the Italian National Research Council. His research has covered a wide range of activity in the field of laser physics and quantum electronics, starting from the very beginning of these disciplines. This activity includes ultrashort-pulse generation and applications, development of laser resonators and mode-selection techniques, laser applications in biology and medicine, and development of solid-state lasers. Professor Svelto is the author of more than 150 scientific papers and his researches have been the subject of more than 50 invited papers and international conferences. He has served as a program chair of the IX International Quantum Electronics Conference (1976), as a chair of the European program committee for CLEO ’85 and CLEO ’90, and he was general co-chair for the first CLEO-Europe Conference (1994). He is an elected member of the Italian "Accademia dei XL" and a Fellow of the IEEE.