Research Catalog
Laser fundamentals
- Title
- Laser fundamentals / William T. Silfvast.
- Author
- Silfvast, William Thomas, 1937-
- Publication
- Cambridge, [Eng.] ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 1996.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | TA1675 .S52 1996 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xxii, 521 pages : illustrations; 26 cm
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- 1. Introduction -- 2. Wave Nature of Light - The Interaction of Light with Materials -- 3. Particle Nature of Light - Discrete Energy Levels -- 4. Radiative Transitions and Emission Linewidth -- 5. Energy Levels and Radiative Properties of Molecules, Liquids, and Solids -- 6. Radiation and Thermal Equilibrium - Absorption and Stimulated Emission -- 7. Conditions for Producing a Laser - Population Inversions, Gain, and Gain Saturation -- 8. Requirements for Obtaining Population Inversions -- 9. Laser Pumping Requirements and Techniques -- 10. Laser Cavity Modes -- 11. Stable Laser Resonators and Gaussian Beams -- 12. Special Laser Cavities and Cavity Effects -- 13. Laser Systems Involving Low-Density Gain Media -- 14. Laser Systems Involving High-Density Gain Media -- 15. Frequency Multiplication of Lasers and Other Nonlinear Optical Effects.
- ISBN
- 0521554241 (hc)
- 0521556171 (pb)
- LCCN
- 95044207
- OCLC
- 33282106
- ocm33282106
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries