内容简介
Thiscomprehensivetextbookprovidesadetailedintroductiontothebasicphysicsandengineeringaspectsoflasers,aswellastothedesignandoperationalprinciplesofawiderangeofopticalsystemsandelectro-opticdevices.Throughout,fulldetailsofimportantderivationsandresultsaregiven,asaremanypracticalexamplesofthedesign,construction,andperformancecharacteristicsofdifferenttypesoflasersandelectro-opticdevices.Thefirsthalfofthebookdealswiththefundamentalsoflaserphysics,thecharacteristicsoflaserradiation,anddiscussesindividualtypesoflaser,includingoptically-pumpedinsulatingcrystallasers,atomicgaslasers,moleculargaslasers,andsemiconductorlasers.Thesecondhalfdealswithtopicssuchasopticalfibers,electro-opticandacousto-opticdevices,thefundamentalsofnonlinearoptics,parametricprocesses,phaseconjugationandopticalbistability.Thebookconcludeswithchaptersonopticaldetection,coherencetheory,andtheapplicationsoflasers.Coveringabroadrangeoftopicsinmodemopticalphysicsandengineering,thisbookwillbeinvaluabletothosetakingundergraduatecoursesinlaserphysics,optoelectronics,photonics,andopticalengineering.ItFillalsoactasausefulreferenceforgraduatestudentsandresearchersinthesefields.