Original PDF Ebook – Understanding Lasers4th EditionAn Entry-Level Guide – 9781119310648

Original PDF Ebook – Understanding Lasers4th EditionAn Entry-Level Guide – 9781119310648

The expanded fourth edition of the book that offers an essential introduction to laser technology and the newest developments in the field_x000D_
The revised and updated fourth edition of Understanding Lasers offers an essential guide and introduction that explores how lasers work, what they do, and how they are applied in the real world. The author–a Fellow of The Optical Society–reviews the key concepts of physics and optics that are essential for understanding lasers and explains how lasers operate. The book also contains information on the optical accessories used with lasers._x000D_
Written in non-technical terms, the book gives an overview of the wide-variety laser types and configurations. Understanding Lasers covers fiber, solid-state, excimer, helium-neon, carbon dioxide, free-electron lasers, and more. In addition, the book also explains concepts such as the difference between laser oscillation and amplification, the importance of laser gain, and tunable lasers. The updated fourth edition highlights the most recent research and development in the field. This important resource:_x000D_
Includes a new chapter on fiber lasers and amplifiers_x000D_
Reviews new topics on physics of optical fibers and fiber lasers, disk lasers, and Ytterbium lasers_x000D_
Contains new sections on Laser Geometry and Implications, Diode Laser Structures, Optimal Parametric Sources, and 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing_x000D_
Puts the focus on research and emerging developments in areas such as spectroscopy, slow light, laser cooling, and extremely precise measurements_x000D_
Contains appendices, glossary, and index that help make this book a useful reference _x000D_
Written for engineering and physics students, engineers, scientists, and technicians, the fourth edition of Understanding Lasers contains the basic concepts of lasers and the most recent advances in the technology.