Gas Lasers (Optical Science and Engineering, 121, Band 121) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0849335531 ISBN 13: 9780849335532

Verlag: CRC Press Inc, 2006

Inhaltsangabe

Lasers with a gaseous active medium offer high flexibility, wide tunability, and advantages in cost, beam quality, and power scalability. Gas lasers have tended to become overshadowed by the recent popularity and proliferation of semiconductor lasers. As a result of this shift in focus, details on modern developments in gas lasers are difficult to find. In addition, different types of gas lasers have unique properties that are not well-described in other references. Collecting expert contributions from authorities dealing with specific types of lasers, Gas Lasers examines the fundamentals, current research, and applications of this important class of laser.

It is important to understand all types of lasers, from solid-state to gaseous, before making a decision for any application. This book fills in the gaps by discussing the definition and properties of gaseous media along with its fluid dynamics, electric excitation circuits, and optical resonators. From this foundation, the discussion launches into the basic physics, characteristics, applications, and current research efforts for specific types of gas lasers: CO lasers, CO2 lasers, HF/DF lasers, excimer lasers, iodine lasers, and metal vapor lasers. The final chapter discusses miscellaneous lasers not covered in the previous chapters.

Collecting hard-to-find material into a single, convenient source, Gas Lasers offers an encyclopedic survey that helps you approach new applications with a more complete inventory of laser options.

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Masamori Endo, Robert F. Walter

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: CRC Press Inc
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2006
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0849335531
• ISBN 13: 9780849335532
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 556
• Herausgeber: Endo Masamori, Walter Robert F.
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