Masers and lasers an historical approach

This book 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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Bertolotti, Mario, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boca Raton, Florida : CRC Press [2015]
Edición:2nd ed
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009628940606719
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  • Front Cover; Contents; Foreword to the First Edition; Foreword to the Second Edition; Preface; Author; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Stimulated Emission : Could the Laser Have Been Built More than 80 Years Ago?; Chapter 3: Intermezzo : Magnetic Resonance and Optical Pumping; Chapter 4: The Maser; Chapter 5: The Laser; Chapter 6: The First Lasers; Chapter 7: Laser Properties and Progresses in Novel Lasers; Chapter 8: Nonlinear Optics; Chapter 9: More Exotic Lasers; Chapter 10: The Statistical Properties of Light; Back Cover