Laser Fundamentals by William T Silfvast
Laser Fundamentals provides a clear, up-to-date, and comprehensive introduction to the physical and engineering principles of laser operation and design. Simple explanations, based throughout on key underlying concepts, lead from the basics of laser action to advanced topics in laser physics and engineering. The concepts of amplification, gain-bandwidth, and broadening are discussed in detail, as are topics such as Q-switching, mode-locking, and waveguide lasers. Descriptions of the twenty most common types of laser are given towards the end of the book, and it concludes with a chapter devoted to frequency multiplication. Containing worked examples, and many homework problems, the book will be invaluable to undergraduate and first year graduate physics and electrical engineering students taking courses on lasers. The summaries of key types of lasers and extensive references will also make it a useful reference volume.
'… offers a guide to all you ever wanted to know about lasersThe multi-disciplinary background physics that underpins the workings of different lasers takes up almost the first half of the book. It is an advanced undergraduate book, but in large, easy-to-read format, The formal sections are easily diluted and disguised by lots of text and diagrams. Much space is given to the workings of a wide range of specific laser systems.' Tania Monteiro, New Scientist
'Silfvast is an excellent explainer … Laser Fundamentals is a good read, and I recommend it to students and their teachers alike.' William Bridges, Physics Today
'Silfvast is an excellent explainer … Laser Fundamentals is a good read, and I recommend it to students and their teachers alike.' William Bridges, Physics Today
Silfvast, William T.: - William Silfvast received a BSc degree in both physics and mathematics and a PhD in physics from the University of Utah. In 1990, he joined the faculty of the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida where he was Professor of Physics and Electrical Engineering as well as a member of the Center for Research and Education in Optics and Lasers (CREOL). In 1999 he also became a Professor of Optics at the School of Optics. He is presently Emeritus Professor of Optics. He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society, the Optical Society of America and the IEEE. He has carried out pioneering work in the fields of metal vapor lasers, recombination lasers, photoionization-pumped lasers, laser plasmas, and EUV lithography. He is the author of over 100 technical papers and holds more than 30 patents.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780521556170 |
| ISBN 10 | 0521556171 |
| Title | Laser Fundamentals |
| Author | William T Silfvast |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 1996-05-31 |
| Number of pages | 552 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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