Lasers Basics, Advances and Applications /

• Main Authors: Eichler, Hans Joachim (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Eichler, Jürgen (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Lux, Oliver (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Springer Series in Optical Sciences, 220
• Subjects: Lasers.; Photonics.; Optical materials.; Electronic materials.; Microwaves.; Optical engineering.; Optics.; Electrodynamics.; Spectroscopy.; Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices.; Optical and Electronic Materials.; Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering.; Classical Electrodynamics.; Spectroscopy/Spectrometry.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of laser sources and their applications in various fields of science, industry, and technology. After an introduction to the basics of laser physics, different laser types and materials for lasers are summarized in the context of a historical survey, outli...

Table of Contents:

• Emission of Light and Laser Fundamentals
• Gas and Liquid Lasers
• Solid-State Lasers
• Semiconductor Lasers
• Light Propagation in Free Space and Waveguides
• Optical Elements for Lasers
• Laser Operation Modes
• Instruments for Laser Beam Characterization
• Material Processing
• Medical Applications and Biophotonics
• Further Applications and Development Potential
• Laser Safety.