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Record Nr.

UNINA9910876863803321

Autore

Hitz C. Breck

Titolo

Introduction to laser technology / / C. Breck Hitz, J.J. Ewing, Jeff Hecht

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, 2012

ISBN

1-280-67487-3

9786613651808

1-118-21948-1

1-118-21949-X

1-118-21946-5

Edizione

[4th ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (312 p.)

Classificazione

TEC007000

Altri autori (Persone)

EwingJ. J <1942-> (James J.)

HechtJeff

Disciplina

621.36/6

Soggetti

Lasers

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. An Overview of Laser Technology -- What are Lasers Used For? -- Lasers in Telecommunications -- Lasers in Research and Medicine -- Lasers in Graphics and Grocery Stores -- Lasers in the Military -- Other Laser Applications -- 2. The Nature of Light --

7. Energy Distributions and Laser Action -- Boltzmann Distribution -- Population Inversion -- L.A.S.E.R. -- Three-Level and Four-Level Lasers -- Pumping Mechanisms -- 8. Laser Resonators -- Why a Resonator? --

12. Cavity Dumping and Modelocking -- Cavity Dumping -- Partial Cavity Dumping -- Modelocking - Time Domain -- Modelocking - Frequency Domain -- Applications of Modelocked Lasers -- Types of Modelocked -- 13. Nonlinear Optics --

16. Fiber Lasers -- Acceptance Angle and Numerical Aperture -- Doping Optical Fibers -- Pumping Fiber Lasers -- Fabricating Optical Fibers -- Feedback for Fiber Lasers -- High Power Fiber Lasers -- Large-Mode-Area Fibers -- Holey Fibers --

Sommario/riassunto

"This new edition includes a new chapter on fiber lasers, and a discussion of arrays in the semiconductor chapter. It also includes new end of chapter problems"--