UID:
almafu_9960119366102883
Format:
1 online resource (xvii, 476 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
1-139-17419-3
Content:
In a very short time, lasers advanced from research interest to increasingly useful, commercially available tools for material processing, precision measurements, surgery, communication, and even entertainment. This 1996 book provides the background in theoretical physics necessary to understand engineering applications. It summarises relevant theories of geometrical optics, physical optics, quantum optics, and laser physics and ties them to applications in such areas as fluid mechanics, combustion, surface analysis, material processing and laser machining. Advanced topics such as laser Doppler velocimetry, laser-induced fluorescence, and holography are clearly and thoroughly explained. The book includes numerous examples and homework problems. A unique feature is the advanced research problems in each chapter that simulate real-world research and encourage independent reading and analysis.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
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Cover -- Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Radiometry -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Energy Transfer by Radiation -- 1.3 Spectral Parameters of Radiation -- 1.4 Spectral Energy Transfer -- References -- Geometrical Optics -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Principles of Geometrical Optics -- 2.3 Fermat's Principle -- 2.4 Reflecting Optical Elements -- 2.5 Refracting Optical Elements -- 2.6 Alternative Lenses -- 2.7 Refraction in Gases -- 2.8 Ray Transfer Matrices -- References -- Homework Problems -- Research Problems -- Maxwell's Equations -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 The Electric Field -- 3.3 The Magnetic Field -- 3.4 Electrodynamics and Magnetodynamics -- 3.5 Maxwell's Equations -- 3.6 A Simple Model of Radiation -- 3.7 Boundary Conditions -- References -- Homework Problems -- Research Problem -- Properties of Electromagnetic Waves -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 The Wave Equations -- 4.3 Solution of the Electric Field Wave Equation -- 4.4 The Magnetic Field Wave -- 4.5 One-Dimensional Propagation in Free Space -- 4.6 One-Dimensional Propagation in a Nonlossy Isotropic Medium -- 4.7 Superposition of Frequencies -- 4.8 The Group Velocity -- 4.9 Propagation through Isotropic Lossy Media -- 4.10 The Energy of Electromagnetic Waves -- References -- Homework Problems -- Research Problem -- Propagation and Applications of Polarized Light -- 5.1 Polarization and Radiation -- 5.2 Transmission and Reflection at Interfaces of Homogeneous and Isotropic Media -- 5.3 Propagation of Polarized Radiation through Anisotropic Media -- 5.4 The Electro-Optic Effect -- 5.5 The Photoelastic Effect -- 5.6 Ellipsometry -- References -- Homework Problems -- Research Problem -- Interference Effects and Their Applications -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Interference by Two Beams -- 6.3 Heterodyning -- 6.4 Interferometry -- 6.5 The Fabry-Perot Etalon.
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6.6 Speckle Pattern Interferometry -- 6.7 Laser Doppler Velocimetry -- References -- Homework Problems -- Research Problems -- Diffraction Effects and Their Applications -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 The Diffraction Effect -- 7.3 The Diffraction Grating -- 7.4 Moiré Interferometry -- 7.5 Holography -- References -- Homework Problems -- Research Problems -- Introduction to the Principles of Quantum Mechanics -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 The Photoelectric Effect -- 8.3 The Momentum of Photons -- 8.4 Particles as Waves -- 8.5 The Hamiltonian -- 8.6 The Complementarity Principle -- 8.7 The Uncertainty Principle -- 8.8 The Correspondence Principle -- 8.9 The Wave Function -- 8.10 Quantum States -- References -- Homework Problems -- Research Problems -- Atomic and Molecular Energy Levels -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Bohr's Hydrogen Atom -- 9.3 Structure of the Atom -- 9.4 The Diatomic Molecule -- 9.5 Selection Rules for Single-Photon Transitions in Diatomic Molecules -- References -- Homework Problems -- Research Problems -- Radiative Transfer between Quantum States -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Spontaneous Emission -- 10.3 Natural Lifetime and Natural Broadening -- 10.4 Absorption and Stimulated Emission -- 10.5 The Statistics of Thermodynamic Equilibrium in Microscopic Systems -- 10.6 Consolidation of Einstein Coefficients and the Oscillator Strength -- 10.7 Pressure- and Temperature-Broadening Effects -- References -- Homework Problems -- Research Problems -- Spectroscopic Techniques for Thermodynamic Measurements -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Laser-Induced Fluorescence -- 11.3 Spectroscopic Techniques for Surface Temperature and Pressure Measurements -- 11.4 Rayleigh Scattering -- 11.5 Raman Scattering -- References -- Homework Problems -- Research Problems -- Optical Gain and Lasers -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Optical Gain and Loss.
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12.3 Gain in Homogeneously Broadened Laser Systems -- 12.4 Gain in Inhomogeneously Broadened Laser Systems -- 12.5 The Laser Oscillator -- 12.6 Q-Switching -- 12.7 Q-Switched Lasers for Material Processing -- 12.8 Mode-Locking -- References -- Homework Problems -- Research Problems -- Propagation of Laser Beams -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 The Fundamental Mode - The Gaussian Beam -- 13.3 Transformation of a Gaussian Beam by a Lens -- 13.4 Stable and Unstable Laser Cavities -- References -- Homework Problems -- Research Problems -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Index.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-521-01762-9
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-521-45233-3
Language:
English
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139174190
