Authors: William T. Silfvast
ISBN-13: 9780521833455, ISBN-10: 0521833450
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: January 2004
Edition: 2nd Edition
William Silfvast received a BSc degree in both physics and mathematics and a PhD in physics from the University of Utah. In 1990, he joined the faculty of the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida where he was Professor of Physics and Electrical Engineering as well as a member of the Center for Research and Education in Optics and Lasers (CREOL). In 1999 he also became a Professor of Optics at the School of Optics. He is presently Emeritus Professor of Optics. He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society, the Optical Society of America and the IEEE. He has carried out pioneering work in the fields of metal vapor lasers, recombination lasers, photoionization-pumped lasers, laser plasmas, and EUV lithography. He is the author of over 100 technical papers and holds more than 30 patents.
Laser Fundamentals provides an introduction to the physical and engineering principles of laser operation and design.
An introductory text to the physical and engineering principles of laser operation and design written for senior undergraduates or first year graduate students. Silvfast (physics and electrical engineering, U. of Central Florida) road tested the presentation in his own classes and devotes ample space to examples, and homework problems to bolster the subjects of fundamental wave properties and quantum properties of light, laser amplifiers, laser resonators, laser systems, and frequency multiplication of laser beams. Includes illustrations. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Preface | ||
Acknowledgments | ||
1 | Introduction | 1 |
2 | Wave Nature of Light - The Interaction of Light with Materials | 9 |
3 | Particle Nature of Light - Discrete Energy Levels | 39 |
4 | Radiative Transitions and Emission Linewidth | 80 |
5 | Energy Levels and Radiative Properties of Molecules, Liquids, and Solids | 124 |
6 | Radiation and Thermal Equilibrium - Absorption and Stimulated Emission | 175 |
7 | Conditions for Producing a Laser - Population Inversions, Gain, and Gain Saturation | 201 |
8 | Requirements for Obtaining Population Inversions | 235 |
9 | Laser Pumping Requirements and Techniques | 263 |
10 | Laser Cavity Modes | 299 |
11 | Stable Laser Resonators and Gaussian Beams | 329 |
12 | Special Laser Cavities and Cavity Effects | 351 |
13 | Laser Systems Involving Low-Density Gain Media | 399 |
14 | Laser Systems Involving High-Density Gain Media | 441 |
15 | Frequency Multiplication of Lasers and Other Nonlinear Optical Effects | 487 |
Appendix | 506 | |
Index | 509 |