|
Showing 1 - 3 of
3 matches in All Departments
|
Tunable Lasers (Paperback, 2nd ed. 1992)
Linn F. Mollenauer; Contributions by K. Cheng, M. H. R. Hutchinson; Edited by Jonathan C. White; Contributions by T. Jaeger; Edited by …
|
R1,609
Discovery Miles 16 090
|
Ships in 10 - 15 working days
|
This book covers the entire field of tunable lasers, with the
exception of dye lasers. Following an introductory chapter on
common general principles, the remaining chapters - all written by
leading experts in the field - each treat a particular class of
tunable laser or process. In each case, a theoretical treatment is
combined with a detailed practical description of the lasers and
their operation. The book is written so as to be readily accessible
to researchers and students alike. It is especially intended to
enable the non-expert to choose the most appropriate tunable laser
for a specific application. In this second edition an added chapter
with extensive references to recent literature reviews the advances
that haveoccured since the publication of the original edition.
|
Handbook of Lasers (Paperback)
Marvin J. Weber; Contributions by Alexander Kaminskii, John T. Broad, Brian J. MacGowan, Christopher C. Davis, …
|
R2,057
Discovery Miles 20 570
|
Ships in 9 - 15 working days
|
Lasers continue to be an amazingly robust field of activity. Anyone
seeking a photon source is now confronted with an enormous number
of possible lasers and laser wavelengths to choose from, but no
single, comprehensive source to help them make that choice. The
Handbook of Lasers provides an authoritative compilation of lasers,
their properties, and original references in a readily accessible
form. Organized by lasing media-solids, liquids, and gases-each
section is subdivided into distinct laser types. Each type carries
a brief description, followed by tables listing the lasing element
or medium, host, lasing transition and wavelength, operating
properties, primary literature citations, and, for broadband
lasers, reported tuning ranges. The importance and value of the
Handbook of Lasers cannot be overstated. Serving as both an archive
and as an indicator of emerging trends, it reflects the state of
knowledge and development in the field, provides a rapid means of
obtaining reference data, and offers a pathway to the literature.
It contains data useful for comparison with predictions and for
developing models of processes, and may reveal fundamental
inconsistencies or conflicts in the data.
Solitons are waves that retain their form through obstacle and
distance. Solitons can be found in hydrodynamics, nonlinear optics,
plasma physics, and biology. Optical solitons are solitary light
waves that hold their form over an expansive interval. Conservation
of this form creates an effective model for long distance voice and
data transmission.
The application of this principle is essential to the technology of
wired communications. Optical solitons produce crystal clear phone
calls cross-country and internationally. It is because of these
that someone on the other end of the phone sounds 'in the next
room.' It is also pertinent to high-speed network information
transmittal.
Mollenauer and Gordon have written the only text that an engineer
or graduate student will need to understand this foundation subject
in optics.
*Written by Linn Mollenauer and James Gordon who are celebrated for
applying optical solitons to telecommnications
*Combines mathematical developments with well-chosen practical
examples and design formulas
*Extensive material on the basic physics of fiber optic
transmission and its practical applications
|
|