ABSTRACT
The invention of the laser was one of the towering achievements of the twentieth century. At the opening of the twenty-first century we are witnessing the burgeoning of the myriad technical innovations to which that invention has led. The Handbook of Laser Technology and Applications is a practical and long-lasting reference source for scientists a
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |2 pages
Introduction
part 11|2 pages
PART B LASER DESIGN, FABRICATION AND PROPERTIES
part 20|1 pages
B2 Laser diodes
part 30|2 pages
B3 Gas lasers
part 41|1 pages
Fibre and waveguide lasers
part 48|1 pages
Other lasers
part 61|1 pages
C2 Optical pulse generation
part 65|2 pages
Frequency conversion and filtering
part 69|2 pages
C4 Beam delivery
part 74|1 pages
C5 Laser beam measurement
part 79|1 pages
C6 Laser safety
part 90|2 pages
Optical measurement techniques
part 113|1 pages
D4 Communications
part 120|1 pages
D5 Optical information storage
part 123|1 pages
D6 Spectroscopy
part 127|2 pages
D7 Earth and environmental sciences
part 130|1 pages
D8 Lasers in astronomy
part 132|1 pages
D9 Holography: holographic optical elements and computer-generated holography
part 134|1 pages
D10 High-intensity lasers for plasma studies