Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (502 pages)
Edition:
2nd edition
Keywords:
Electronic books ; local
Abstract:
Masers and Lasers: An Historical Approach examines the progress of research and practical use of lasers chronologically, covering the fundamental science in detail alongside fascinating biographical sketches of famous physicists and summaries of seminal papers. It supplies helpful drawings of prototype devices, conceptual diagrams to aid in understanding, and remarkable historical photographs. This Second Edition contains new chapters on ultrashort pulse lasers and nonlinear optics, incorporates the latest developments and insights from key scientists, and includes extensive updates on fiber lasers, amplifiers, ultraviolet and X-ray lasers, and plasmonic lasers.
Note:
Online resource; Title from title page (viewed March 13, 2015)
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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