| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 482 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
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data file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Summary |
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 features new chapters on ultrashort pulse lasers and nonlinear optics, incorporates the latest developments and insights from key scientists. |
| Subject |
Masers -- History.
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Lasers -- History.
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Masers -- Histoire. |
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Lasers -- Histoire. |
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Lasers |
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Masers |
| Genre |
Electronic books.
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History
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| Added Title |
Masers and lasers |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Masers and Lasers 9781482217773 (OCoLC)884809604 |
| ISBN |
9781482217803 (electronic bk.) |
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1482217805 (electronic bk.) |
| Standard No. |
10.1201/b18201 doi |
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