Mario Bertolotti

Masers and Lasers (eBook, ePUB)

An Historical Approach

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book examines the progress of research and practical use of lasers chronologically, covering the fundamental science in detail alongside fascinating biographical sketches of famous physicists and summaries of seminal papers. It supplies helpful drawings of prototype devices, conceptual diagrams to aid in understanding, and remarkable historical photographs. The second edition contains new chapters on ultrashort pulse lasers and nonlinear optics, incorporates the latest developments and insights from key scientists, and includes extensive updates on fiber lasers, amplifiers, ultraviolet and X-ray lasers, and plasmonic lasers.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. März 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040078624
• Artikelnr.: 72519932

Autorenporträt

Mario Bertolotti received his degree in physics from the University of Roma, Italy, and was full professor of physics and optics for the Engineering Faculty of the University of Roma "La Sapienza", Italy from 1970 until 2008. He is the author of more than 500 peer-reviewed publications. A major part of his research has been in lasers and their applications, as well as nonlinear optics and nano-optics. He is an elected fellow of the Institute of Physics, Optical Society of America, European Optical Society, Italian Physical Society, and Italian Society of Optics and Photonics, of which he was also the president.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction. Stimulated Emission: Could the Laser have been Built More
than 80 Years Ago? Intermezzo: Magnetic Resonance and Optical Pumping. The
Maser. The Laser. The First Lasers. Laser Properties and Progresses in
Novel Lasers. Nonlinear Optics. More Exotic Lasers. The Statistical
Properties of Light.