ABSTRACT

Masers and Lasers: An Historical Approach 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 underst

chapter 1|6 pages

Introduction

chapter 4|54 pages

The Maser

chapter 5|22 pages

The Laser

chapter 6|90 pages

The First Lasers

chapter 8|64 pages

Nonlinear Optics

chapter 9|48 pages

More Exotic Lasers

chapter 10|74 pages

The Statistical Properties of Light