41 Lasers

Joseph T. Verdeyen, Thomas A. DeTemple

The term “laser” is an acronym for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation. The first demonstration of an electronic amplifier using stimulated emission was in the microwave frequency domain where the acronym “maser” is used. Stimulated emission has been observed in amorphous and single crystal solids, semiconductors, and dyes and in atomic, molecular, and ionized ...

Get Reference Data for Engineers, 9th Edition now with the O’Reilly learning platform.

O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.