Lasers
Published on 17. October 1986
Book
Hardback
1285 pages
978-0-935702-11-8 (ISBN)
Description
"Lasers is a remarkably well written book that should become the standard introductory text on laser physics." Optical & Quantum Electronic News
Lasers is both a text and general reference book with an emphasis on basic laser principles and theory. It gives a complete, detailed and accurate treatment of laser physics, building only on classical models, without requiring a quantum mechanical background of the reader.
Lasers is both a text and general reference book with an emphasis on basic laser principles and theory. It gives a complete, detailed and accurate treatment of laser physics, building only on classical models, without requiring a quantum mechanical background of the reader.
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Edition
1990
Language
English
Place of publication
Mill Valley
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Laminated cover
Dimensions
Height: 262 mm
Width: 193 mm
Thickness: 55 mm
Weight
2199 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-935702-11-8 (9780935702118)
Schweitzer Classification
Person
Anthony E. Siegman
Content
1. An Introduction to Lasers
2. Stimulated Transitions: The Classical Oscillator Model
3. Electric Dipole Transitions in Real Atoms
4. Atomic Rate Equations
5. The Rabi Frequency
6. Laser Pumping and Population Inversion
7. Laser Amplification
8. More on Laser Amplification
9. Linear Pulse Propagation
10. Nonlinear Optical Pulse Propagation
11. Laser Mirrors and Regenerative Feedback
12. Fundamentals of Laser Oscillation
13. Oscillation Dynamics and Oscillation Threshold
14. Optical Beams and Resonators: An Introduction
15. Ray Optics and Ray Matrices
16. Wave Optics and Gaussian Beams
17. Physical Properties of Gaussian Beams
18. Beam Perturbation and Diffraction
19. Stable Two-Mirror Resonators
20. Complex Paraxial Wave Optics
21. Generalized Paraxial Resonator Theory
22. Unstable Optical Resonators
24. Laser Dynamics: The Laser Cavity Equations
25. Laser Spiking and Mode Competition
26. Laser Q-switching
27. Active Laser Mode Coupling
28. Passive Mode Locking
29. Laser Injection Locking
30. Hole Burning and Saturation Spectroscopy
31. Magnetic-Dipole Transitions
Index
2. Stimulated Transitions: The Classical Oscillator Model
3. Electric Dipole Transitions in Real Atoms
4. Atomic Rate Equations
5. The Rabi Frequency
6. Laser Pumping and Population Inversion
7. Laser Amplification
8. More on Laser Amplification
9. Linear Pulse Propagation
10. Nonlinear Optical Pulse Propagation
11. Laser Mirrors and Regenerative Feedback
12. Fundamentals of Laser Oscillation
13. Oscillation Dynamics and Oscillation Threshold
14. Optical Beams and Resonators: An Introduction
15. Ray Optics and Ray Matrices
16. Wave Optics and Gaussian Beams
17. Physical Properties of Gaussian Beams
18. Beam Perturbation and Diffraction
19. Stable Two-Mirror Resonators
20. Complex Paraxial Wave Optics
21. Generalized Paraxial Resonator Theory
22. Unstable Optical Resonators
24. Laser Dynamics: The Laser Cavity Equations
25. Laser Spiking and Mode Competition
26. Laser Q-switching
27. Active Laser Mode Coupling
28. Passive Mode Locking
29. Laser Injection Locking
30. Hole Burning and Saturation Spectroscopy
31. Magnetic-Dipole Transitions
Index