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Introduction to Laser Physics

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  • © 1986

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Authors:
  1. Koichi Shimoda

    1. Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University, Yokohama 223, Japan

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Part of the book series: Springer Series in Optical Sciences (SSOS, volume 44)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XI
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  2. The Laser — An Unprecedented Light Source

    • Koichi Shimoda
    Pages 1-20

  3. The Coherence of Light

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    Pages 21-34

  4. Electromagnetic Theory of Light

    • Koichi Shimoda
    Pages 35-71

  5. Emission and Absorption of Light

    • Koichi Shimoda
    Pages 72-92

  6. Principle of the Laser

    • Koichi Shimoda
    Pages 93-111

  7. Output Characteristics of the Laser

    • Koichi Shimoda
    Pages 112-127

  8. Coherent Interaction

    • Koichi Shimoda
    Pages 128-147

  9. Nonlinear Coherent Effects

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    Pages 148-177

  10. Theory of Laser Oscillation

    • Koichi Shimoda
    Pages 178-207

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 209-234
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About this book

Most of the texts available on lasers deal with laser engineering and laser applications, only a few of them treating theoretical aspects of the laser at an advanced level. Introduction to Laser Physics provides an introduction to the essential physics of quantum electronics and lasers. Fundamental topics in modern optics, the applicability of various theoretical approaches, and the physical meaning of laser-related phenomena are carefully described. Experimental results and properties of practical lasers are interwoven, thereby allowing an explicit demonstration of the rate equation approach and the semiclassical treatment. The basic concepts of nonlinear optical devices and laser spectroscopy are intro- duced. The second edition includes additional information on optical resonators, minor improvements of the text and several new problems, completed with solutions.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University, Yokohama 223, Japan

    Koichi Shimoda

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Introduction to Laser Physics

  • Authors: Koichi Shimoda

  • Series Title: Springer Series in Optical Sciences

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-38954-5

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1986

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-540-16713-6Published: 03 September 1986

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-38954-5Published: 17 April 2013

  • Series ISSN: 0342-4111

  • Series E-ISSN: 1556-1534

  • Edition Number: 2

  • Number of Pages: XI, 234

  • Number of Illustrations: 26 b/w illustrations

  • Additional Information: Original Japanese edition published by Iwanami Shoten Publishers, Tokyo, 1983

  • Topics: Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices, Quantum Optics, Engineering, general

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