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PRINCIPLES OF LASERS AND OPTICS
Principles of Lasers and Optics describes both the fundamental principles of lasers
and the propagation and application of laser radiation in bulk and guided -
ponents. All solid state, gas and semiconductor lasers are analyzed uniformly as
macroscopic devices with susceptibility originated from quantum mechanical inter-
actions to develop an overall understating of the coherent nature of laser radiation.
The objective of the book is to present lasers and applications of laser radi-
ation from a macroscopic, uniform point of view. Analyses of the unique prop-
erties of coherent laser light in ponents are presented together and
derived from fundamental principles, to allow students to appreciate the differences
and similarities. Topics covered include a discussion of whether laser radiation
should be analyzed as natural light or as a guided wave, the macroscopic differ-
ences and similarities between various types of lasers, special techniques, such as
super-modes and the two-dimensional Green’s function for planar waveguides, and
some unusual analyses.
This clearly presented and concise text will be useful for first-year graduates in
electrical engineering and physics. It also acts as a reference book on the mathemati-
cal and analytical techniques used to understand many opto-electronic applications.
William S. C. Chang is an Emeritus Professor of the Department of Electrical
puter Engineering, University of California at San Diego. A pioneer of
microwave laser and optical laser research, his recent research interests include
electro-optical properties and guided wave devices in III–V semiconductor hetero-
junction and multiple quantum well structures, opto-electronics in works,
and RF photonic links.
Professor Chang has published over 150 research papers on optical guided wave
research and five books. His most recent book is RF Photonic Technology in Optical
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