"Version: 20220801"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.part I. Basics of photonics and lasers. 1. The photon and photonics -- 1.1. The photon -- 1.2. Branches of photonics -- 1.3. Maxwell's equations and their connection to optics -- 1.4. A few topics related to lasers and optics -- 1.5. Comparison of an electronic circuit and a photonic circuit -- 1.6. Nobel prizes related t…
"Version: 20221201"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.part I. The basics of laser safety. 1. Why are laser accidents still happening? / Ken Barat -- 2. Classification: a means of hazard communication / Ken Barat -- 3. Biological effects: something you should know about / Ken Barat -- 4. Laser safety terms: the language LSOs speak / Ken Barat -- 5. Risk assessment for lasers …
"Version: 202203"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy in dentistry / Z?uhre Akarslan -- Raman spectroscopy for dentistry applications / Saturnino Marco Lupi, Claudia Todaro, Benedetta Albini and Pietro Galinetto -- Applications of fluorescence spectroscopy in dentistry / Monalisa Mishra -- ESR spectroscopy techniques for dentistry applicati…
"Version: 20201101"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Introduction : from death rays to smartphones -- 2. Optical propagation -- 2.1. Electromagnetic fields -- 2.2. Helmholtz equation and wave optics -- 2.3. Looking forward3. Gaussian beams and lasers -- 3.1. Lasers -- 3.2. Gaussian beams -- 3.3. Coherent and squeezed states -- 3.4. Optical tweezers4. Orbital angular mome…
"Version: 20201101"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. What are electromagnetic waves? -- 1.1. Electromagnetic radiation -- 1.2. Characterization of EM waves -- 1.3. Basic properties of EM waves -- 1.4. Summary2. Lasers and applying EM wave theory -- 2.1. How does a laser work? -- 2.2. Laser resonator -- 2.3. Types of lasers -- 2.4. Tuning of laser output wavelength -- 2.5…
Revised edition of: Lasers and their application to the observation of Bose-Einstein condensates."Version: 20230501"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.part I. Lasers. 1. The basic physics of lasers -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. Optical spectra -- 1.3. Stimulated emission -- 1.4. Creating a population inversion -- 1.5. Laser modes and coherence2. Conventional lasers -- 2.1. In…
"Version: 20241201"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Skin photoaging / Yang Xu, Xu Chen and Yue Zheng -- 2. Primary prevention for skin photoaging / Yang Xu -- 3. Anti-aging products and medical cosmeceuticals for skin photoaging / Chengfeng Zhang, Xiaoxue Xing, Min Jiang, Zhongyi Xu, Ziqi Liu and Xiuxiu Wang -- 4. Botulinum toxin for skin rejuvenation / Yan Wu, Daniel M…
"Version: 20220401"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Introduction -- 1.1. Light -- 1.2. Detectors -- 1.3. Benefits of using an imaging system2. Lasers -- 2.1. Light emission, absorption and matter interactions -- 2.2. Properties of lasers and laser light -- 2.3. Laser safety -- 2.4. Additional resources3. Silicon-based imaging systems -- 3.1. Vision -- 3.2. Detectors -- …
"Version: 20181201"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references and index.1. Introduction -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. Laser linewidth -- 1.3. Solid-state organic lasers -- 1.4. Organic photonics -- 1.5. Organic lasers and organic photonics -- 1.6. Perspective2. Organic laser dyes -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Organic laser dye molecules -- 2.3. Organic laser dyes in the liquid-state a…
"Version: 20210207"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. High energy, high average power ytterbium lasers / Jorge J. Rocca, Yong Wang, Han Chi, Cory Baumgarten, Brendan A. Reagan, Kristian Dehne and Carmen S. Menoni -- 2. High-performance, thulium-doped, ultrafast fiber lasers / Christian Gaida, Martin Gebhardt, Cesar Jauregui and Jens Limpert -- 3. Transition metal doped zi…