Buch, Englisch, 576 Seiten, Format (B × H): 184 mm x 261 mm, Gewicht: 1195 g
Buch, Englisch, 576 Seiten, Format (B × H): 184 mm x 261 mm, Gewicht: 1195 g
Reihe: Optical Science and Engineering
ISBN: 978-0-8493-3553-2
Verlag: CRC Press
Lasers with a gaseous active medium offer high flexibility, wide tunability, and advantages in cost, beam quality, and power scalability. Gas lasers have tended to become overshadowed by the recent popularity and proliferation of semiconductor lasers. As a result of this shift in focus, details on modern developments in gas lasers are difficult to find. In addition, different types of gas lasers have unique properties that are not well-described in other references. Collecting expert contributions from authorities dealing with specific types of lasers, Gas Lasers examines the fundamentals, current research, and applications of this important class of laser.
It is important to understand all types of lasers, from solid-state to gaseous, before making a decision for any application. This book fills in the gaps by discussing the definition and properties of gaseous media along with its fluid dynamics, electric excitation circuits, and optical resonators. From this foundation, the discussion launches into the basic physics, characteristics, applications, and current research efforts for specific types of gas lasers: CO lasers, CO2 lasers, HF/DF lasers, excimer lasers, iodine lasers, and metal vapor lasers. The final chapter discusses miscellaneous lasers not covered in the previous chapters.
Collecting hard-to-find material into a single, convenient source, Gas Lasers offers an encyclopedic survey that helps you approach new applications with a more complete inventory of laser options.
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Principles of Gas Lasers. Fluid Dynamics. Optical Resonators. Electric Circuits. Electric Discharge CO Lasers. DC-Excited Continuous-Wave Conventional and RF-Excited Waveguide CO2 Lasers. High-Power Electric CO2 Lasers. Hydrogen and Deuterium Fluoride Chemical Lasers. Excimer and Exciplex Lasers. Atomic Iodine Lasers. Metal Vapor Lasers. Other Gas Lasers. Index.
