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100 1 _aHecht, Jeff,
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aUnderstanding lasers :
_ban entry-level guide /
_cJeff Hecht.
250 _a3rd ed.
264 1 _aPiscataway, New Jersey :
_bIEEE Press,
_cc2008.
264 2 _a[Piscataqay, New Jersey] :
_bIEEE Xplore,
_c[2012]
300 _a1 PDF (xiii, 478 pages) :
_billustrations.
336 _atext
_2rdacontent
337 _aelectronic
_2isbdmedia
338 _aonline resource
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aIEEE Press understanding science & technology series ;
_v21
500 _a"IEEE order number PP0354-1"--T.p. verso.
500 _aIncludes index.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aPreface -- CHAPTER 1 Introduction and Overview -- 1.1 The Idea of the Laser -- 1.2 What is a Laser? -- 1.3 Laser Materials and Types -- 1.4 Optical Properties of Laser Light -- 1.5 How Lasers are Used -- 1.6 What Have We Learned? -- CHAPTER 2 Physical Basics -- 2.1 Electromagnetic Waves and Photons -- 2.2 Quantum and Classical Physics -- 2.3 Interactions of Light and Matter -- 2.4 Basic Optics and Simple Lenses -- 2.5 What Have We Learned? -- CHAPTER 3 How Lasers Work -- 3.1 Building a Laser -- 3.2 Producing a Population Inversion -- 3.3 Resonant Cavities -- 3.4 Laser Beams and Resonance -- 3.5 Wavelength Selection and Tuning -- 3.6 Laser Excitation Techniques -- 3.7 What Have We Learned? -- CHAPTER 4 Laser Characteristics -- 4.1 Coherence -- 4.2 Laser Wavelengths -- 4.3 Behavior of Laser Beams -- 4.4 Laser Power -- 4.5 Laser Efficiency -- 4.6 Duration of Emission -- 4.7 Polarization -- 4.8 What Have We Learned? -- CHAPTER 5 Optics and Laser Accessories -- 5.1 Classical Optical Devices -- 5.2 Transparent Optical Materials -- 5.3 Optical Surfaces, Coatings and Filters -- 5.4 Nonlinear Optics -- 5.5 Beam Intensity and Pulse Control -- 5.6 Beam Direction and Propagation -- 5.7 Mounting and Positioning Equipment -- 5.8 Optical Measurement -- 5.9 What Have We Learned? -- CHAPTER 6 Types of Lasers -- 6.1 Laser Oscillators and Optical Amplifiers -- 6.2 Laser Media -- 6.3 The Importance of Gain -- 6.4 Broadband and Wavelength-Tunable Lasers -- 6.5 Laser-Like Light Sources -- 6.6 What Have We Learned? -- CHAPTER 7 Gas Lasers -- 7.1 The Gas Laser Family -- 7.2 Gas-Laser Basics -- 7.3 Helium-Neon Lasers -- 7.4 Argon- and Krypton-Ion Lasers -- 7.5 Metal-Vapor Lasers -- 7.6 Carbon Dioxide Laser -- 7.7 Excimer Lasers -- 7.8 Chemical Lasers -- 7.9 Other Gas Lasers -- 7.10 What Have We Learned? -- CHAPTER 8 Solid-State and Fiber Lasers -- 8.1 What is a Solid-State Laser? -- 8.2 Solid-State Laser Materials -- 8.3 Optical Pumping -- 8.4 Ruby Lasers -- 8.5 Neodymium Lasers -- 8.6 Vibronic and Tunable Solid-State Lasers.
505 8 _a8.7 Erbium and Other Eye-Safe Laser -- 8.8 Rare-Earth-Doped Fiber Lasers -- 8.9 Rare-Earth-Doped Fiber Amplifiers -- 8.10 Raman Fiber Lasers and Amplifiers -- 8.11 What Have We Learned? -- CHAPTER 9 Semiconductor Diode Lasers -- 9.1 Basics of Semiconductor Diode Lasers -- 9.2 Semiconductor Basics -- 9.3 Light Emission at Junctions -- 9.4 Layers and Confinement in Diode Lasers -- 9.5 Confinement in the Junction Plane -- 9.6 Edge-Emitting Diode Lasers -- 9.7 Surface-Emitting Diode Lasers -- 9.8 Quantum Wells and Dots -- 9.9 Quantum Cascade Lasers -- 9.10 Optical Properties of Diode Lasers -- 9.11 Diode Laser Materials and Wavelengths -- 9.12 Silicon Lasers -- 9.13 Packaging and Specialization of Diode Lasers -- 9.14 What Have We Learned? -- CHAPTER 10 Other Lasers and Related Sources -- 10.1 Tunable Dye Lasers -- 10.2 Extreme-Ultraviolet Sources -- 10.3 Free-Electron Lasers -- 10.4 Silicon Lasers -- 10.5 What Have We Learned? -- CHAPTER 11 Low-Power Laser Applications -- 11.1 Advantages of Laser Light -- 11.2 Reading with Lasers -- 11.3 Optical Disks and Data Storage -- 11.4 Laser Printing and Marking -- 11.5 Fiber-Optic Communications -- 11.6 Laser Measurement -- 11.7 Laser Pointers, Art, and Entertainment -- 11.8 Low-Power Defense Applications -- 11.9 Sensing and Spectroscopy -- 11.10 Holography -- 11.11 Other Low-Power Applications -- 11.12 What Have We Learned? -- CHAPTER 12 High-Power Laser Applications -- 12.1 High- Versus Low-Power Laser Applications -- 12.2 Attractions of High-Power Lasers -- 12.3 Materials Working -- 12.4 Electronics Manufacturing -- 12.5 Three-Dimensional Modeling -- 12.6 Laser Medical Treatment -- 12.7 Photochemistry and Isotope Separation -- 12.8 Laser-Driven Nuclear Fusion -- 12.9 High-Energy Laser Weapons -- 12.10 Futuristic High-Power Laser Ideas -- 12.11 What Have We Learned? -- CHAPTER 13 Lasers In Research -- 13.1 Lasers Open New Opportunities -- 13.2 Laser Spectroscopy -- 13.3 Manipulating Tiny Objects -- 13.4 Atom Lasers and Bose-Einstein Condensates.
505 8 _a13.5 Slow Light -- 13.6 Nanoscale Lasers -- 13.7 Petawatt Lasers -- 13.8 Attosecond Pulses -- 13.9 Laser Acceleration -- 13.10 Other Emerging Research -- 13.11 What We Have Learned -- Answers to Quiz Questions -- Appendix A: Laser Safety -- Appendix B: Handy Numbers and Formulas -- Appendix C: Resources and Suggested Readings -- Glossary -- Index.
506 1 _aRestricted to subscribers or individual electronic text purchasers.
520 _aAn up-to-date and easy-to-follow introduction to laser technologyLaser technology has become important in a wide range of practical applications, ranging from medicine and consumer electronics to telecommunications and military technology. Lasers are also vital tools on the cutting edge of research-eighteen recipients of the Nobel Prize received the award for laser-related research, including the laser itself, holography, laser cooling, and Bose-Einstein condensates.Updated to reflect advancements since publication of the previous edition, Understanding Lasers, Third Edition offers an introduction to lasers and associated equipment at a level that nontechnicians can fundamentally understand. The author focuses on real-world lasers and assumes only a minimal background in algebra, making the book a practical, easy-to-follow guide for a broad audience.Beginning with an overview of how lasers work, what they do, and how they're used, the book goes on to explore:. Optics and laser accessories. Semiconductor diode lasers. Gas lasers. Low-power laser applications. Solid-state and fiber lasers. High-power laser applications. Lasers in researchComplete with conceptual drawings, tables, and multiple-choice quizzes with answers provided at the back of the book, Understanding Lasers, Third Edition serves as an ideal introduction to the subject for advanced high school students, undergraduate physics and engineering students, and professionals who work with lasers but lack formal training.
530 _aAlso available in print.
538 _aMode of access: World Wide Web
588 _aDescription based on PDF viewed 12/21/2015.
650 0 _aLasers.
655 0 _aElectronic books.
695 _aAtom lasers
695 _aAtomic beams
695 _aCavity resonators
695 _aChemical lasers
695 _aCoherence
695 _aDiamond-like carbon
695 _aDiffraction
695 _aDiode lasers
695 _aEducational institutions
695 _aElectromagnetic radiation
695 _aElectromagnetic scattering
695 _aElectron tubes
695 _aEnergy states
695 _aFacsimile
695 _aFiber lasers
695 _aFree electron lasers
695 _aFrequency conversion
695 _aGamma rays
695 _aGas lasers
695 _aHazards
695 _aIEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society
695 _aIEEE Press
695 _aIndexes
695 _aLaser applications
695 _aLaser beam cutting
695 _aLaser beams
695 _aLaser excitation
695 _aLaser feedback
695 _aLaser fusion
695 _aLaser mode locking
695 _aLaser modes
695 _aLaser theory
695 _aLaser transitions
695 _aLaser tuning
695 _aLasers
695 _aLasers and Electro-Optics Society Newsletter
695 _aLenses
695 _aMarketing and sales
695 _aMasers
695 _aMeasurement by laser beam
695 _aMetals
695 _aMirrors
695 _aOptical amplifiers
695 _aOptical fiber amplifiers
695 _aOptical refraction
695 _aOptics
695 _aOscillators
695 _aPhotonics
695 _aPower lasers
695 _aPresses
695 _aPulsed laser deposition
695 _aPump lasers
695 _aRefractive index
695 _aResonant frequency
695 _aRing lasers
695 _aSemiconductor diodes
695 _aSemiconductor lasers
695 _aSilicon
695 _aSolid lasers
695 _aSpectroscopy
695 _aStimulated emission
695 _aSurface emitting lasers
695 _aTelescopes
695 _aTime frequency analysis
695 _aUltrafast electronics
695 _aWarranties
695 _aWavelength measurement
695 _aWeapons
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