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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      05 June 2012
      13 July 1996
      ISBN:
      9781139174190
      9780521452335
      9780521017626
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139174190
      Dimensions:
      (253 x 177 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.96kg, 498 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (253 x 177 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.853kg, 500 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Optics, Optoelectronics and Photonics, Physics and Astronomy, Engineering, Electronic, Optoelectronic Devices, and Nanotechnology
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    Optics, Optoelectronics and Photonics, Physics and Astronomy, Engineering, Electronic, Optoelectronic Devices, and Nanotechnology
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    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.

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    ‘The material is presented in a logical sequence of gradually increasing complexity … there are two sets of problems given at the end of each chapter, the first of which (‘homework problems’) should be soluble from a reading of the text alone, whilst the second set (‘research problems’) requires the student to obtain and independently read original papers describing material not discussed in the book. This book should therefore provide an excellent graduate-level introduction to the principles and applications of optics in modern-day engineering practice.’

    M. J. Adams Source: The Aeronautical Journal

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