
| Terahertz Optoelectronics By * Publisher: Springer * Number Of Pages: 350 * Publication Date: 2005-07-21 * ISBN / ASIN: 3540200134 $ 208 Book Description: This book presents recent and important developments in the field of terahertz radiation, with a particular focus on pulsed terahertz radiation. Situated in the gap between electronics and optics, the terahertz frequency range of the electro-magnetic spectrum has long been neglected by scientists and engineers due to a lack of efficient and affordable terahertz sources and detectors. The advent of femtosecond lasers in the 1980s and photoconductive switches in 1984 have made the terahertz gap accessible, while at the same time advances in electronics and optics have made it narrower. Research activities in terahertz frequencies have intensified dramatically since that time, funding has increased by a factor of 100 in the last decade. The reviews by leading experts are of interest to researchers and engineers as well as advanced students. ~ High Power Diode Lasers (Springer Series in Optical Sciences) By * Publisher: Springer * Number Of Pages: 560 * Publication Date: 2007-03-12 * ISBN / ASIN: 0387344535 Product Description: The book describes the Physics and Technology of the design and epitaxial production of High Power Diode Lasers, the design and characteristics of optical systems for High Power Diode Laser Systems including beam shaping and the application of such systems. The reader benefits from the documentation of the full chain reaching from the generation of this special form of laser radiation up to its application in the industrial production environment ~ Extreme Nonlinear Optics: An Introduction (Advanced Texts in Physics) By Martin Wegener * Publisher: Springer * Number Of Pages: 223 * Publication Date: 2004-10-15 * ISBN / ASIN: 354022291X Book Description: Following the birth of the laser in 1960, the field of "nonlinear optics" rapidly emerged. Today, laser intensities and pulse durations are readily available, for which the concepts and approximations of traditional nonlinear optics no longer apply. In this regime of "extreme nonlinear optics," a large variety of novel and unusual effects arise, for example frequency doubling in inversion symmetric materials or high-harmonic generation in gases, which can lead to attosecond electromagnetic pulses or pulse trains. Other examples of "extreme nonlinear optics" cover diverse areas such as solid-state physics, atomic physics, relativistic free electrons in a vacuum and even the vacuum itself. This book starts with an introduction to the field based primarily on extensions of two famous textbook examples, namely the Lorentz oscillator model and the Drude model. Here the level of sophistication should be accessible to any undergraduate physics student. Many graphical illustrations and examples are given. The following chapters gradually guide the student towards the current "state of the art" and provide a comprehensive overview of the field. Every chapter is accompanied by exercises to deepen the reader's understanding of important topics, with detailed solutions at the end of the book. ~ Optical Nanotechnologies : The Manipulation of Surface and Local Plasmons (Topics in Applied Physics) (Topics in Applied Physics) By * Publisher: Springer * Number Of Pages: 212 * Publication Date: 2003-08-05 * ISBN / ASIN: 3540440704 Product Description: This book treats the phenomena and techniques of advanced optics confined in nanometer-scale regions, especially near-field optics and surface as well as local plasmons. Written by internationally distinguished scientists the coverage extends from the basics to the most advanced technologies, system characteristics and methods of manipulation ~ Compact Blue-Green Lasers (Cambridge Studies in Modern Optics) By W. P. Risk, T. R. Gosnell, A. V. Nurmikko, * Publisher: Cambridge University Press * Number Of Pages: 552 * Publication Date: 2003-01-27 * ISBN / ASIN: 0521623189 $150.00 Book Description: This volume describes the theory and practical implementation of three techniques for the generation of blue-green light: nonlinear frequency conversion of infrared lasers, upconversion lasers, and wide bandgap semiconductor diode lasers. In addition, it looks at the various applications that have driven the development of compact sources of blue-green light, and reflects on the recent application of these lasers in high-density data storage, color displays, reprographics, and biomedical technology ~ Tunable External Cavity Diode Lasers: Tunable Semiconductor Diode Lasers By Cunyun Ye * Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company * Number Of Pages: 276 * Publication Date: 2007-02 * ISBN / ASIN: 9812560882 $64.60 Book Description: This is the first book on tunable external cavity semiconductor diode lasers, providing an up-to-date survey on the physics, technology, and performance of widely applicable coherent radiation sources of tunable external cavity diode lasers. The purpose is to provide a thorough account of the state-of-the-art of tunable external cavity diode lasers which is achieved by combining this account with basic concepts of semiconductor diode lasers and its tunability with monolithic structures. The practical and accessible information in this volume will enable the reader to study external cavity diode laser, to build up the systems of external cavity diode laser as well as to develop advanced systems for their particular applications. This book will appeal to undergraduate and graduate students, scientists and engineers alike ~ Optical Spectroscopy: Methods and Instrumentations By Nikolai V. Tkachenko * Publisher: Elsevier Science * Number Of Pages: 322 * Publication Date: 2006-06-06 * ISBN / ASIN: 0444521267 $156.75 Book Description: Optical Spectroscopy bridges a gap by providing a background on optics while focusing on spectroscopic methodologies, tools and instrumentations. The book introduces the most widely used steady-state and time-resolved spectroscopic techniques, makes comparisions between them, and provides the methodology for estimating the most important characteristics of the techniques such as sensitivity and time resolution. Recent developments in lasers, optics and electronics has had a significant impact on modern optical spectroscopic methods and instrumentations. Combining the newest lasers, advanced detectors and other high technology components researchers are able to assemble a spectroscopic instrument with characteristics that were hardly achievable a decade ago. This book will help readers to sourse spectroscopy tools to solve their problems by providing information on the most widely used methods while introducing readers to the principles of quantitative analysis of the application range for each methodology. In addition, background information is provided on optics, optical measurements and laser physics, which is of crucial importance for spectroscopic applications ~ Optoelectronic Devices: III Nitrides By Mohamed Henini, M Razeghi, * Publisher: Elsevier Science * Number Of Pages: 592 * Publication Date: 2005-03-23 * ISBN / ASIN: 0080444261 $205.00 Book Description: Tremendous progress has been made in the last few years in the growth, doping and processing technologies of the wide bandgap semiconductors. As a result, this class of materials now holds significant promis for semiconductor electronics in a broad range of applications. The principal driver for the current revival of interest in III-V Nitrides is their potential use in high power, high temperature, high frequency and optical devices resistant to radiation damage. This book provides a wide number of optoelectronic applications of III-V nitrides and covers the entire process from growth to devices and applications making it essential reading for those working in the semiconductors or microelectronics |