Ultrashort laser pulses with durations in the femtosecond range up to a few picoseconds provide a unique method for precise materials processing or medical applications. Paired with the recent developments in ultrashort pulse lasers, this technology is finding its way into vario…
Laser additive manufacturing: materials, design, technologies, and applications provides the latest information on this highly efficient method of layer-based manufacturing using metals, plastics, or composite materials. The technology is particularly suitable for the production…
This title provides an introduction to quantum cascade lasers including the basic underlying models used to describe the device. It gives a synthetic view of the topic including the aspects of the physics, the technology, and the use of the device. It also provides a guide for t…
Covering key techniques for optical microscopy and micro-fabrication, this book provides the first detailed treatment of femtosecond laser-based biophotonics.
"Lasers in War will provide the basic konwledge to create, design, and implement laser systems for the battlefield, including only unclassified or declassified information. The first three parts of the book provide background material: optics and lasers for war; propagation of l…
"Lasers in War will provide the basic konwledge to create, design, and implement laser systems for the battlefield, including only unclassified or declassified information. The first three parts of the book provide background material: optics and lasers for war; propagation of l…
In this monograph, the authors address the physics and engineering together with the latest achievements of efficient and compact ultrafast lasers based on novel quantum-dot structures and devices. Their approach encompasses a broad range of laser systems, while taking into cons…
"Lasers" are active ingredients of our modern life, but they are inconspicuous as they often go unnoticed. This intuitive introductory guide will tell you all you want to know about laser technologies in very diverse fields from nuclear and particle physics to medicine, astronom…
"Starting from the concepts of classical optics, Optics, Light and Lasers introduces in detail the phenomena of linear light matter interaction, the properties of modern laser sources, and the concepts of quantum optics. Several examples taken from the scope of modern research a…
"This book describes how photonic/electronic properties of thin films can be improved by precise control of atomic and molecular arrangements, and demonstrates the prospect of the artificial materials with atomic/molecular-level tailored structures, especially featuring MLD and …
"This book describes how photonic/electronic properties of thin films can be improved by precise control of atomic and molecular arrangements, and demonstrates the prospect of the artificial materials with atomic/molecular-level tailored structures, especially featuring MLD and …
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The emergence of highly efficient short-wavelength laser diodes based on the III-V compound semiconductor GaN has not only enabled high-density optical data storage, but is also expected to revolutionize display applications. Moreover, a variety of scientific applications in bio…
Electrical Engineering Introduction to Laser Technology, Third Edition. Would you like to know how a laser works, and how it can be modified for your own specific tasks? This intuitive third edition-previously published as Understanding Laser Technology, First and Second Edition…