Basics of Laser Physics For Students of Science and Engineering /

Basics of Laser Physics provides an introductory presentation of the field of all types of lasers. It contains a general description of the laser, a theoretical treatment and a characterization of its operation as it deals with gas, solid state, free-electron and semiconductor lasers and, furthermor...

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Κύριος συγγραφέας: Renk, Karl F. (Συγγραφέας)
Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
Γλώσσα:English
Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2012.
Σειρά:Graduate Texts in Physics,
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Διαθέσιμο Online:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
  • Part I General description of a laser and an example
  • Laser principle
  • Fabry-Perot resonator
  • The active medium: energy levels and line broadening
  • Titanium-sapphire laser
  • Part II Theoretical basis of the laser
  • Basis of the theory of the laser: the Einstein coefficients
  • Amplification of coherent radiation
  • Laser theory
  • Polarization and current in a laser medium
  • Part III Operation of a laser
  • Cavity resonator
  • Open resonator
  • Different ways of operation of a laser
  • Femtosecond laser
  • Part IV Types of lasers (except semiconductor lasers)
  • Solid state laser
  • Some other lasers and laser amplifiers
  • Free-electron laser
  • Part V Semiconductor lasers
  • An introduction to semiconductor lasers
  • Basis of the bipolar semiconductor laser
  • GaAs quantum well laser
  • Semiconductor materials and heterostructures
  • Quantum well lasers from the UV to the infrared
  • Reflectors of quantum well lasers
  • More about the quantum well laser
  • Quantum wire and quantum dot laser
  • Double-heterostructure laser and homojunction laser and a comparison of semiconductor lasers
  • Unipolar semiconductor laser
  • Part VI Laser related topics
  • Optical communication
  • Light emitting diode
  • Nonlinear Optics.