Laser Electronics**** The first edition, 1981, is cited in BCL3. Verdeyen (electrical and computer engineering, U. of Illinois, Urbana) has prepared this textbook to meet the needs of upper-division undergraduate students. Features new to this edition include: a chapter on semiconductor lasers, including quantum-size effects; and, an introduction to the formal quantum description of a laser using the density matrix. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
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Review of Electromagnetic Theory | 8 |
Ray Tracing in an Optical System | 35 |
Gaussian Beams | 63 |
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