Laser Physics

By Colin Webb and Simon Hooker

Book Overview

In Laser Physics the interaction of radiation and matter, and the principles of laser operation are treated at a level suitable for fourth-year undergraduate courses or introductory graduate courses in physics, chemistry or engineering. The factors which determine efficiency, wavelength
coverage, output power, and beam quality of the different classes of laser are treated both in terms of fundamental theory and practical construction aspects. Details of established types of solid-state, semiconductor, and gas lasers are examined together with the techniques that enable their output
to be converted widely across the spectrum. The latest advances in high power fibre lasers, femtosecond lasers, and X-ray lasers are explained. The text is liberally illustrated with more than 300 diagrams. An extensive bibliography is provided, together with numerical problems in each chapter.
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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198506929
• ISBN13: 9780198506928
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 608 Pages
• Weight: 2.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 7.4" x 9.6"