Basics of Laser Physics: For Students of Science and Engineering

By Karl F. Renk

Book Overview

This textbook provides an introductory presentation of all types of lasers. It contains a general description of the laser, a theoretical treatment and a characterization of its operation as it deals with gas, solid state, free-electron and semiconductor lasers. This expanded and updated second edition of the book presents a description of the dynamics of free-electron laser oscillation using a model introduced in the first edition that allows a reader to understand basic properties of a free-electron laser and makes the difference to "conventional" lasers. The discussions and the treatment of equations are presented in a way that a reader can immediately follow. The book addresses graduate and undergraduate students in science and engineering, featuring problems with solutions and over 400 illustrations.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319844539
• ISBN13: 9783319844534
• Release Date: May 2018
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 676 Pages
• Weight: 2.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"