The only introductory text on the market today that explains the underlying physics and engineering applicable to all lasers Although lasers are becoming increasingly important in our high-tech environment, many of the technicians and engineers who install, operate, and maintain them have had little, if any, formal training in the field of electro-optics. This can result in less efficient usage of these important tools. Introduction to Laser Technology, Fourth Edition provides readers with a good understanding of what a laser is and what it can and cannot do. The book explains what types of laser to use for different purposes and how a laser can be modified to improve its performance in a given application. With a unique combination of clarity and technical depth, the book explains the characteristics and important applications of commercial lasers worldwide and discusses light and optics, the fundamental elements of lasers, and laser modification.? In addition to new chapter-end problems, the Fourth Edition includes new and expanded chapter material on: <ul>
<li> Material and wavelength </li> <li> Diode Laser Arrays </li> <li> Quantum-cascade lasers </li> <li> Fiber lasers </li> <li> Thin-disk and slab lasers </li> <li> Ultrafast fiber lasers </li> <li> Raman lasers </li> <li> Quasi-phase matching </li> <li> Optically pumped semiconductor lasers </li> </ul>
Introduction to Laser Technology, Fourth Edition is an excellent book for students, technicians, engineers, and other professionals seeking a fuller, more formal introduction to the field of laser technology.

Introduction to Laser Technology

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C. Breck Hitz

James Ewing

Jeff Hecht

Physics

Wiley-IEEE Press

Electrical Engineering Introduction to Laser Technology, Third Edition Would you like to know how a laser works, and how it can be modified for your own specific tasks? This intuitive third edition-previously published as Understanding Laser Technology, First and Second Editions-introduces engineers, scientists, technicians, and novices alike to the world of modern lasers, without delving into the mathematical details of quantum electronics. It is the only introductory text on the market today that explains the underlying physics and engineering applicable to all lasers. A unique combination of clarity and technical depth, this book begins with an introductory chapter that explains the characteristics and important applications of commercial lasers worldwide. It proceeds with discussions on light and optics, the fundamental elements of lasers, and laser modification. The concluding chapters are composed of a survey of modern lasers, including: <ul>
<li>Semiconductor lasers</li> <li>Optically pumped solid-state lasers</li> <li>Ion, HeNe, and HeCd lasers</li> <li>Carbon dioxide lasers</li> <li>Excimer lasers (codiscovered by J. J. Ewing)</li> <li>Ultrafast and tunable lasers, OPOs</li> </ul>
Introduction to Laser Technology, Third Edition is intended for those who are familiar with the principles of electro-optical technology, but possess limited formal training. This comprehensive treatment is essential, one-stop shopping for professionals, students, and non-engineer executives interested in the design, sales, or applications of the laser and electro-optics industry.

Introduction to Laser Technology, 3rd Edition

Breck Hitz

Clinical Pathology of the Blood: A Treatise on the General Principles and Special Applications of Hematology (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Clinical Pathology of the Blood: A Treatise on the General Principles and Special Applications of HematologyThe rapid advances in the knowledge of the pathology of the blood and the multitudinous applications of this knowledge in clinical diagnosis which the last decade has witnessed have brought forth several critical treatises on hematology, and still furnish, as the writer believes, abundant reason for the preparation of another such work, in English.Although the clinical bearings of the subject have been partly or fully accessible to English readers in some recent text-books, many later contributions to the pathology of the blood and blood-forming organs have had to be sought elsewhere, often in the original articles. This omission the present work endeavors to supply.Much of the theoretical discussion in the volume, abstracts of special articles, and reports of cases, have been set in fine print, so as not to encumber the main text, which has been constructed for the student and general reader. The wants of the laboratory worker and special student of hematology have been partly considered in the chapter on Technics and Chemistry, and in the limited references to pathological anatomy.There are probably always some deficiencies in a treatise closely relating to clinical medicine when that treatise emanates from a pathological laboratory. Yet a comparison of the various extant works on the so-called "clinical" pathology of the blood has convinced the writer that clinical pathology is pathology still, and that a wide experience at the autopsy table and in the microscopical examination of diseased tissues furnishes an absolutely essential standpoint from which to view pathological changes in the blood. The present volume aims therefore to associate changes in the blood as closely as possible with lesions in the viscera, without which combination the former are very often unintelligible.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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