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Nonlinear Optics is a complete, self-contained, applications-oriented introduction to the field. In an effort to make this book as accessible as possible to its intended audience, E. G. Sauter has foregone quantum mechanical descriptions, choosing instead to treat the subject of nonlinear optics in ... More

This comprehensive reference discusses the underlying physics, operational principles, and performance and applications of tunable laser diodes. The book is supplemented with practical examples and helpful notations.This comprehensive reference discusses the underlying physics, operational principle... More

This book covers four major topics of integrated photonics: 1) fundamental principles of electromagnetic theory; 2) waveguides; 3) simulation of waveguide modes, and 4) photonic structures. The first part of the text explores the basis for optical propagation and establishes the use of the MKS syste... More

Thermal Engineering is a core course for engineering. This book covers the complete course, dealing with basic elements of mechanical engineering, gas laws, followed by steam, both at very low and beyond saturation pressures. Combustion has been given extensive coverage right from Furnaces to I.C.... More

This graduate-level textbook gives an introductory overview of the fundamentals of quantum nonlinear optics. It deals with the organization of radiation field, interaction between electronic system and radiation field, statistics of light, mutual manipulation of light and matter, laser oscillation, ... More

The book summarizes the work and the results of a five year government funded research project as well as subsequent research results about high power diode laser systems and their application in the field of materials processing. The entire technology chain, starting from the semiconductor technolo... More

Uses a unified standpoint to describe the principal physical processes that determine the possibility and practical effectiveness of utilizing lasers for the modification and ablation of solids. Analyzes the general mechanisms and laws operative in the course of laser treatment of various materials ... More

Better understand the underlying theory, commercial applications, necessary design criteria, and future direction of distributed feedback (DFB) laser diode technology with this clearly written book.Better understand the underlying theory, commercial applications, necessary design criteria, and futur... More

This book covers the physics, technology and applications of short pulse laser sources that generate pulses with durations of only a few optical cycles. The basic design considerations for the different systems such as lasers, parametric amplifiers and external compression techniques which have emer... More

With outstanding tutorials and crystal-clear explanations, this book provides complete coverage of the field -- guiding you from basic physics to modern design applications for optical communications and photonic switching.With outstanding tutorials and crystal-clear explanations, this book provides... More

"A useful reference book for those who need to get up to speed in the subject". -- Optics and Laser Technology"A useful reference book for those who need to get up to speed in the subject". -- Optics and Laser Technology... More

This text provides all the basic information needed to research, develop, and design beam shaping systems. It includes sections on: diffraction theory, geometrical optics, shaping element design, beam profile measurement technology with applications and techniques for lossless beam shaping.This text... More

We humans cannot see when light is polarized and this leads to unfortunate misapprehensions about this aspect of nature. Even scientists who should know better often assume that it is an obscure topic of specialized interest in only a few rather isolated areas. In fact, it is a universal feature of ... More

In "The Fire within the Eye, scientist and author David Park helps us reconceive the everyday phenomenon of light in profound ways, from spiritual meanings embedded in our culture to the challenging questions put forth by great scientists and philosophers. Park, who is both a gifted teacher and phys... More