Lasers and optoelectronics : fundamentals, devices, and applications /

• Main Author: Maini, Anil Kumar
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom : John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2013.
• Subjects: Lasers.; Optoelectronic devices.; Microwaves.; Optoelectronics.; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Mechanical.; Electronic books.

With emphasis on the physical and engineering principles, this book provides a comprehensive and highly accessible treatment of modern lasers and optoelectronics. Divided into four parts, it explains laser fundamentals, types of lasers, laser electronics & optoelectronics, and laser applications...

Table of Contents:

• Laser basics
• Laser characteristics
• Types of lasers
• Types of lasers (gas lasers)
• Types of lasers (semiconductor lasers)
• Building blocks of laser electronics
• Solid state laser electronics
• Gas laser electronics
• Laser diode electronics
• Optoelectronic devices and circuits
• Lasers in industry
• Lasers in medicine
• Lasers in science and technology
• Military applications
• Military applications (directed energy laser systems).