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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 wave components. All solid state, gas and semiconductor lasers are analyzed uniformly as macroscopic devices with susceptibility originated from quantum mechanical interactions 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 radiation from a macroscopic, uniform point of view. Analyses of the unique properties of coherent laser light in optical components 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 differences and similarities between various types of lasers, special techniques, such as super-modes and the two-dimensional Green’s function for pl