Lasers and Their Applications Phoenix Walsh
- ISBN: 9781788820585
- Edition: 1st
- ©Year: 2020
- List Price : 150
About the Book
A laser is a device that emits light through a process of optical amplification based on the stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation. The term "laser" originated as an acronym for "light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation". Laser Applications provides a firm grounding in the fundamental concepts over governing the field on Optics. This reference book is useful for the students of B.E., B.Tech. and M.Tech., courses. The present book is an attempt to treat the subject of Laser as an introductory course. With recent major breakthroughs in ultrafast laser technology and femtosecond nonlinear spectroscopic techiques, Femtosecond Laser Spectroscopy is currently a burgeoning field in many branches of science, including physics, chemistry, biology, and materials science. Attempts have also been made to cover the frontline areas in the subject. The development of Laser and its various applications in Communications, Radiation, medicine, Holography etc., has been given due importance.
Contents: 1. Laser, 2. Laser Physics, 3. Types of Lasers, 4. Optical Resonators, 5. Far Ultraviolet and X-ray Laser, 6. Laser Spectroscopy, 7. Laser Ionization.
Phoenix Walsh is a Professor of Quantum Electronics at the Polytechnic Institute and Director of the Quantum Electronics Center of the National Research Council. His research has covered a wide range of activity in the field of laser physics and quantum electronics, starting from the very beginning of these disciplines. This activity includes ultra-short-pulse generation and applications, development of laser resonators and mode-selection techniques, laser applications in biology and medicine, and development of solid-state lasers. He was awarded. His current research interest is the design, fabrication, and testing of diffractive optical elements, also known as binary optics. He is the co-inventor of a display system for low vision patients and has published more than 50 scientific publications. He is a consultant in the field of laser and optical system design.