Preface. Acknowledgments. An Overview of Laser Technology. The Nature of Light. Refractive Index, Polarization, and Brightness. Interference. Atoms, Molecules, and Energy Levels. Energy Distributions and Laser Action. Laser Resonators. Resonator Modes. Reducing Laser Bandwidth. Q--Switching. Cavity Dumping and Modelocking. Nonlinear Optics. Semiconductor Lasers. Solid--State Lasers. Helium Neon, Helium Cadmium, and Ion Lasers. Carbon Dioxide and Other Vibrational Lasers. Excimer Lasers. Tunable and Ultrafast Lasers. Glossary. Index. About the Authors.
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