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Laser fundamentals /
"The clear explanations, worked examples, and many homework problems make this book eminently suitable for undergraduate and first-year graduate students in science and engineering who are taking courses on lasers. The summaries of key types of lasers, the use of many unique theoretical descrip...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2004.
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| Edición: | 2nd ed. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1. Introduction
- Sect. 1. Fundamental Wave Properties of Light
- 2. Wave Nature of Light
- The Interaction of Light with Materials
- Sect. 2. Fundamental Quantum Properties of Light
- 3. Particle Nature of Light
- Discrete Energy Levels
- 4. Radiative Transitions and Emission Linewidth
- 5. Energy Levels and Radiative Properties of Molecules, Liquids, and Solids
- 6. Radiation and Thermal Equilibrium
- Absorption and Stimulated Emission
- Sect. 3. Laser Amplifiers
- 7. Conditions for Producing a Laser
- Population Inversions, Gain, and Gain Saturation
- 8. Laser Oscillation Above Threshold
- 9. Requirements for Obtaining Population Inversions
- 10. Laser Pumping Requirements and Techniques
- Sect. 4. Laser Resonators
- 11. Laser Cavity Modes
- 12. Stable Laser Resonators and Gaussian Beams
- 13. Special Laser Cavities and Cavity Effects
- Sect. 5. Specific Laser Systems
- 14. Laser Systems Involving Low-Density Gain Media
- 15. Laser Systems Involving High-Density Gain Media
- Sect. 6. Frequency Multiplication of Laser Beams
- 16. Frequency Multiplication of Lasers and Other Nonlinear Optical Effects.