Handbook of Laser Technology and Applications - 9780367649173

CRC Press

Handbook of Laser Technology and ApplicationsLaser Applications: Medical, Metrology and Communication (Volume Four)\nAuthor(s): Chunlei Guo, Chandra Subhash Singh\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: CRC Press\nISBN-13: 9780367649173, 978-0367649173\nSynopsis\nThis comprehensive handbook gives a fully updated guide to lasers and laser technologies, including the complete range of their technical applications. This forth volume covers laser applications in the medical, metrology and communications fields. \n\nKey Features: \n\n Offers a complete update of the original, bestselling work, including many brand-new chapters.\n\n Deepens the introduction to fundamentals, from laser design and fabrication to host matrices for solid-state lasers, energy level diagrams, hosting materials, dopant energy levels, and lasers based on nonlinear effects.\n\n Covers new laser types, including quantum cascade lasers, silicon-based lasers, titanium sapphire .