Basics of Laser Physics: For Students of Science and Engineering (Graduate Texts in Physics) - Hardcover

Renk, Karl F.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3642235646 ISBN 13: 9783642235641

Publisher: Springer, 2012

Synopsis

Basics of Laser Physics provides an introductory presentation of the field of all types of lasers. It contains a general description of the laser, a theoretical treatment and a characterization of its operation as it deals with gas, solid state, free-electron and semiconductor lasers and, furthermore, with a few laser related topics. The different subjects are connected to each other by the central principle of the laser, namely, that it is a self-oscillating system. Special emphasis is put on a uniform treatment of gas and solid-state lasers, on the one hand, and semiconductor lasers, on the other hand. The discussions and the treatment of equations are presented in a way that a reader can immediately follow. The book addresses undergraduate and graduate students of science and engineering. Not only should it enable instructors to prepare their lectures, but it can be helpful to students for preparing for an examination.

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About the Author

1957 - 1962: Study at the Universities of Freiburg, Munich and Frankfurt 1962: Diplom in Physics at the University Freiburg, Germany 1966: PhD in Physics at the University Freiburg 1966/67: Postdoc at the University Reading, Great Britain 1967-72: Postdoc at the Technical University Munich 1972: Professor of Physics, University of Regensburg 1976-92: Visiting Professor at various laboratories: High-Frequency Magnet Laboratory in Grenoble; University of California, Los Angeles; Universite Scientific et Medical de Grenoble; University of Canterbury, New Zealand 2006: Professor emeritus

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Basics of Laser Physics provides an introductory presentation of the field of all types of lasers. It contains a general description of the laser, a theoretical treatment and a characterization of its operation as it deals with gas, solid state, free-electron and semiconductor lasers and, furthermore, with a few laser related topics. The different subjects are connected to each other by the central principle of the laser, namely, that it is a self-oscillating system. Special emphasis is put on a uniform treatment of gas and solid-state lasers, on the one hand, and semiconductor lasers, on the other hand. The discussions and the treatment of equations are presented in a way that a reader can immediately follow. The book addresses undergraduate and graduate students of science and engineering. Not only should it enable instructors to prepare their lectures, but it can be helpful to students for preparing for an examination.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 3642235646
• ISBN 13: 9783642235641
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 640