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040 _aGCL
082 _a621.366
_bSIL
100 1 0 _aSilfvast, William T.
245 1 0 _aLaser Fundamentals /
_cWilliam T. Silfvast
250 _aSecond edition.
260 _aUnited kingdom :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2004.
300 _axxiv, 642 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c26 cm.
336 _atext
_brdacontent
_2txt
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
500 _aIncludes index.
520 _aThis updated second edition includes new material throughout, especially though, in the areas of solid-state lasers, semiconductor lasers, and laser cavities. Simple explanations lead the reader logically from the basics of laser action to advanced topics in laser physics and engineering in this comprehensive introduction to the physical and engineering principles of laser operation and design. Direct explanations, examples, and many homework problems make this book invaluable to undergraduate and first-year graduate students taking courses on lasers. Summaries of key types of lasers, use of unique theoretical descriptions, and an extensive bibliography also recommend this volume to researchers.
650 _aPhysics
942 _2ddc
999 _c2297
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