Laser Systems And Applications By Herbert A Elion

This book addresses topics related to various laser systems intended for the applications in science and various industries. Some of them are very recent achievements in laser physics (e.g. laser pulse cleaning), while others face their renaissance in industrial applications (e.g. CO2 lasers). This book has been divided into four different sections: (1) Laser and terahertz sources, (2) Laser beam manipulation, (3) Intense pulse propagation phenomena, and (4) Metrology. The book addresses such topics like: Q-switching, mode-locking, various laser systems, terahertz source driven by lasers, micro-lasers, fiber lasers, pulse and beam shaping techniques, pulse contrast metrology, and improvement techniques. This book is a great starting point for newcomers to laser physics.

Provides the foundation for understanding the subject of lasers. The topics included in this book are various experiments that led to the foundation of quantum mechanics, concepts of atomic and molecular spectra. Basic concepts of lasers, solid, liquid and gas lasers, Q-switching and mode locking are described. The applications of laser to material processing, medicine and surgery, holography, optical communication, Lidar, military, meteorology, isotope separation, nuclear fusion are discussed.communication, Lidar, military, meteorology, isotope separation, nuclear fusion are discussed.

Includes subject section, name section, and 1968-1970, technical reports.

First multi-year cumulation covers six years: 1965-70.