Als man damit begann, die Natur des Lichts zu erforschen, dachte wohl kaumjemand daran, daß es eines Tages möglich sein würde, mit Licht zu arbeiten,d. h. mit ihm Materialien zu bearbeiten, medizinische Eingriffe durchzuführen,Entfernungen zu messen und dergleichen mehr. Und doch ist die Erfindungdes Lasers kein singuläres Ereignis, sondern baut auf den Forschungen derletzten 300 Jahre auf, die 1678 mit Huygens Deutung ...

The emerging field of holographic imaging uses lasers to display images of real objects or computer generated virtual objects in three dimensions. This book presents the state of the art in 3-D holographic imaging and serves as a comprehensive resource for engineers and scientists applying this technology. ...

"Blurb & Contents" The wave optics of ultrashort pulses--an area experiencing rapid growth--is closely scrutinized in this completely up-to-date survey, which emphasizes new problems connected with the propagation of the shortest possible pulses. You'll find a presentation of the principles of the Fourier optics of short wave packets propagating in linear dispersive media. Discusses the development of femtosecond laser systems along with the ...

Particular attention is given in this book to topics including: analytical and numerical modeling of noise; longitudinal and transverse coherence; fluctuations, spiking and photon statistics; and experimental projects status and results. The Workshop is organized in Plenary Sections and Working Groups on three specific subjects: FEL Physics and Computer Modeling Codes, Beam Production (guns, injectors, accelerators), and FEL Components and ...

Das Buch beschäftigt sich mit den Grundlagen des Lasereinsatzes zum Veredeln von Metalloberflächen und liefert ein tiefes Verständnis der Zusammenhänge. Die Beiarbeitungsvorgänge in der festen und flüssigen Phase sowie das Rapid Prototyping werden anhand von Beispielen erläutert. Zur Wärmeleitung sind Diagramme enthalten, die ein schnelles Abschätzen ermöglichen und komplizierte Rechnungen ...

The field of optoacoustics is currently undergoing a renaissance. Although optoacoustic effects were described by Bell as early as 1880, the field was for many years neglected. Precise measurements were difficult as the state of prevailing technology, the expense of research, and the high degree of precision required made applications problematic. Since the development of appropriate laser technology, however, interest and applications have ...

Laser-Beam Interactions with Materials treats, from a physicist's point of view, the wide variety of processes that lasers can induce in materials. Physical phenomena ranging from optics to shock waves are discussed, as are applications in such diverse fields as semiconductor annealing, hole drilling and fusion plasma production. The approach taken emphasizes the fundamental ideas and their interrelations. The newcomer is given the necessary ...

The International Conference on Laser Physics and Quantum Optics was held in Shanghai from August 25 to August 28, 1999, to discuss many exciting new developments in laser physics and quantum optics. The international character of the conference was manifested by the fact that scientists from over 13 countries participated and lectured at the conference. There were four keynote lectures delivered by Nobel laureate Willis Lamb, Jr., Profs. H. ...

This new book presents an introduction to the essential elements of optics and photonics. Optics as a subject, has evolved dramatically in recent years, and is now an essential part of many science and engineering disciplines as well as being commonly found throughout everyday life. ...

Ob zur Oberflächenanalytik oder zur Oberflächenbearbeitung - die Einsatzgebiete von Lasern in der Materialwissenschaft werden ständig erweitert. Dabei ablaufende Prozesse beschränken sich gelegentlich auf einfaches Erwärmen und Schmelzen, häufig finden jedoch kompliziertere Vorgänge wie die Bildung von Plasma oder kollektive Anregungen statt. Verschiedenste Techniken, die zugehörigen physikalischen ...