Gas Lasers (Hardcover, New)

Lasers with a gaseous active medium offer high flexibility, wide tunability, and advantages in cost, beam quality, and power scalability. Gas lasers have tended to become overshadowed by the recent popularity and proliferation of semiconductor lasers. As a result of this shift in focus, details on modern developments in gas lasers are difficult to find. In addition, different types of gas lasers have unique properties that are not well-described in other references. Collecting expert contributions from authorities dealing with specific types of lasers, Gas Lasers examines the fundamentals, current research, and applications of this important class of laser. It is important to understand all types of lasers, from solid-state to gaseous, before making a decision for any application. This book fills in the gaps by discussing the definition and properties of gaseous media along with its fluid dynamics, electric excitation circuits, and optical resonators. From this foundation, the discussion launches into the basic physics, characteristics, applications, and current research efforts for specific types of gas lasers: CO lasers, CO2 lasers, HF/DF lasers, excimer lasers, iodine lasers, and metal vapor lasers. The final chapter discusses miscellaneous lasers not covered in the previous chapters. Collecting hard-to-find material into a single, convenient source, Gas Lasers offers an encyclopedic survey that helps you approach new applications with a more complete inventory of laser options.

General

Imprint:	Crc Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Optical Science and Engineering
Release date:	December 2006
First published:	2007
Contributors:	Steven J. Davis
Editors:	Masamori Endo
Series editors:	Brian J. Thompson
Contributors:	William E McDermott
Editors:	Robert F. Walter
Contributors:	Michael C. Heaven • Nikola Vasilev Sabotinov • Krzysztof M. Abramski • Alan E. Hill • Andrew Savin
Dimensions:	254 x 178 x 36mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	576
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-8493-3553-2
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Electronics & communications engineering > Electronics engineering > Applied optics > Laser technology Promotions
LSN:	0-8493-3553-1
Barcode:	9780849335532

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