Principles of Lasers and Optics - Softcover

Chang, William S. C.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521645352 ISBN 13: 9780521645355

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2007

Synopsis

This book describes the fundamental principles of the laser and the propagation of laser radiation in bulk and guided wave components. All solid state, gas, and semiconductor lasers are analyzed as macroscopic devices with susceptibility originating from quantum mechanical interactions. Additional analysis of the unique properties of coherent laser light in optical components is derived from fundamental principles.

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Book Description

This book describes both the fundamental principles of the laser and the propagation of laser radiation in bulk and guided wave components. All solid state, gas, and semiconductor lasers are analysed in a uniform manner as macroscopic devices with susceptibility originating from quantum mechanical interactions. Using this analysis the coherent nature of laser radiation can be understood. Further analyses of the unique properties of coherent laser light in optical components, both as natural light and as microwaves, are presented together and derived from fundamental principles.

About the Author

William S. C. Chang is an Emeritus Professor of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, San Diego (UCSD). After receiving his PhD from Brown University in 1957, he also taught at Stanford University, the Ohio State University and Washington University, St Louis. He pioneered maser and laser research at Stanford, and he has been involved in guided-wave research at Washington University and UCSD since 1971. He has published over 200 technical papers and several books, including Fundamentals of Guided-Wave Optoelectronic Devices (Cambridge University Press, 2009), Principles of Lasers and Optics (Cambridge University Press, 2005) and RF Photonic Technology in Optical Fiber Links (Cambridge University Press, 2002).

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521645352
• ISBN 13: 9780521645355
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 260