Understanding Lasers: An Entry-Level Guide - Couverture souple

Hecht, Jeff

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0780310055 ISBN 13 : 9780780310056

Editeur : John Wiley & Sons Inc, 1993

Synopsis

This updated edition is both accurate and easy to understand. Written for students, hobbyists, non-specialist engineers and anyone who wants an entry-level introduction to laser technology, this book provides practical, intuitive descriptions of the workings of major types of lasers and their applications. Key topics include: semiconductor lasers...solid-state lasers...gas lasers...laser applications in information processing, medicine, communications, industry and military systems. Clear, succinct, and amply illustrated, this book makes an ideal learning tool and a valuable reference for technical and nontechnical readers alike.

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture

An up–to–date and easy–to–follow introduction to laser technology

Laser technology has become important in a wide range of practical applications, ranging from medicine and consumer electronics to telecommunications and military technology. Lasers are also vital tools on the cutting edge of research eighteen recipients of the Nobel Prize received the award for laser–related research, including the laser itself, holography, laser cooling, and Bose–Einstein condensates.

Updated to reflect advancements since publication of the previous edition, Understanding Lasers, Third Edition offers an introduction to lasers and associated equipment at a level that nontechnicians can fundamentally understand. The author focuses on real–world lasers and assumes only a minimal background in algebra, making the book a practical, easy–to–follow guide for a broad audience.

Beginning with an overview of how lasers work, what they do, and how they′re used, the book goes on to explore:

• Optics and laser accessories

• Semiconductor diode lasers

• Gas lasers

• Low–power laser applications

• Solid–state and fiber lasers

• High–power laser applications

• Lasers in research

Complete with conceptual drawings, tables, and multiple–choice quizzes with answers provided at the back of the book, Understanding Lasers, Third Edition serves as an ideal introduction to the subject for advanced high school students, undergraduate physics and engineering students, and professionals who work with lasers but lack formal training.

Revue de presse

"This book is an easy–to–follow guide that requires a minimal background in algebra. The use of simple language, drawings, tables and multiple–choice quizzes make this book an ideal text for advanced high school students, undergraduates studying physics and engineering, and professionals who work with lasers but lack a formal knowledge of the subject." ( Optics & Photonic News, April 2009)

"College–level libraries strong in science and technology titles will appreciate this easy introduction guide to laser technology, which moves from the foundations of how lasers work and how they are used to discussions of specific advanced laser types, applications, and the science involved." (The Midwest Book Review, September 2008)

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Date d'édition: 1993
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0780310055
• ISBN 13: 9780780310056
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 448
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible