Advances in Lasers and Applications: Proceedings of the 52nd Scottish Universities Summer School in Physics, Vol. 52 FROM THE PUBLISHER
Laser science and technology have moved forward rapidly in the last few years, particularly in solid-state lasers, ultrashort pulse generation, and optical parametric oscillators. These improved sources have in turn led to the utilisation of improved systems in existing and new applications. The 1998 EU-sponsored Summer School brought 17 internationally-recognised experts to give lectures on these fast moving topics. They have now written up their presentations as a series of chapters, each of which covers an important part of the field. the authors have started at a level suitable for physicists with little specialist knowledge of each topic and developed their subject through to the current state-of-the-art. The book starts with tutorial reviews of the underpinning science of diode pumped lasers, optical parametric oscillators, and ultrafast pulse generation. It moves on through the more specialized areas of waveguide lasers, ultrafast parametric amplification, visible solid-state lasers, materials, and diode pumps. The final sections are on the applications of these sources to medicine, remote sensing and ranging, material processing, and the widening set of applications for ultrashort pulses.
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The 13 lectures from the September 1998 school provide an account of recent developments in laser science and technology suitable for graduate students. The book starts with tutorial reviews of the underpinning science of diode pumped lasers, optical parametric oscillators, ultrashort pulse generation, waveguide lasers, and new visible solid-state lasers. Other chapters describe applications in medicine, remote sensing, rangefinding and target marking, material processing, and gravitational wave detection. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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