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This book shows a broad range of surface response with a gradual growth of laser intensity
Gives comprehensive analysis of the variations of surface properties, which modify their applications in science, medicine, military, art conservation, industry, etc
Demonstrates various methods of the studies of surface properties using laser radiation
Covers both the applications of physical processes on the irradiated surface and the scientific assumptions lying behind the observed peculiarities of laser-surface interaction
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
About this book
This book is about the interaction of laser radiation with various surfaces at variable parameters of radiation. As a basic principle of classification we chose the energetic or intensity level of interaction of laser radiation with the surfaces. These two characteristics of laser radiation are the most important parameters defining entire spectrum of the processes occurring on the surfaces during interaction with electromagnetic waves.
This is a first book containing a whole spectrum of the laser-surface interactions distinguished by the ranges of used laser intensity. It combines the surface response starting from extremely weak laser intensities (~1 W cm-2) up to the relativistic intensities (~1020 W cm-2 and higher). The book provides the basic information about lasers and acquaints the reader with both common applications of laser-surface interactions (laser-related printers, scanners, barcode readers, discs, material processing, military, holography, medicine, etc) and unusual uses of the processes on the surfaces under the action of lasers (art conservation, rangefinders and velocimeters, space and earth explorations, surface engineering and ablation, and others). The scientific applications of laser-surfaces interactions (surface optical nonlinearities, surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy, surface nanostructuring, nanoripples and clusters formation, X-ray lasers and harmonic generation from the surfaces) are discussed from the point of view of the close relations between the properties of surface and matter, which is a cornerstone of most of studies of materials.
The novelty of the approach developed in Laser - Surface Interactions is related with the interconnection of scientific studies with numerous applications of the laser-surface interactions separated in different chapters by the ranges of laser intensities. We present most recent achievements in this field. The book provides valuable information for different ranges of reader's preparedness to the laser-related topics (from unprepared readers, to students, engineers and researchers, professionals and academics).
Authors and Affiliations
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Ophthalmology and Advanced Laser Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, Moroyama, Japan
Rashid A. Ganeev
About the author
Professor Rashid Ganeev for a long time carrying out the systematic studies of the laser-surface interactions. The nonlinear optical parameters (nonlinear refractive indices, nonlinear susceptibilities, multi-photon and saturated absorption coefficients, etc) of various materials, x-ray lasers, nanoripples fabrication, laser rangefinders, laser welding, and hardening of metals, nonlinear optical methods of low-order harmonics generation in various media and other topics are among his scientific interests. He has established his methods to perform high-order harmonic generation in the laser ablation plumes from a solid target through the collaboration with a number of leading laboratories in Japan, Canada, India, Italy, Germany, United Kingdom, Spain, etc.
Rashid Ganeev has published several books related with the optical sciences. He is a first co-author of most of his 260 publications in peer-reviewed journals. In 2002, the International Commission for Optics awarded him the ICO Galileo Galilei Award for the contribution in the nonlinear optics. In 2011, he was awarded the Khwarizmi International Award. In 2008, The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) elected him a Fellow of TWAS.  Â
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Laser - Surface Interactions
Authors: Rashid A. Ganeev
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7341-7
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2014
Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-007-7340-0Published: 28 October 2013
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-024-0244-5Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-94-007-7341-7Published: 17 October 2013
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 264
Number of Illustrations: 154 b/w illustrations
Topics: Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices, Surfaces and Interfaces, Thin Films, Atoms and Molecules in Strong Fields, Laser Matter Interaction