"Version: 20210205"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Review of electromagnetic radiation -- 1.1. Historical introduction -- 1.2. Maxwell's equations in free space -- 1.3. The free-space wave equation -- 1.4. Phase and group velocity -- 1.5. Energy flux -- 1.6. Resonator electric field -- 1.7. Problems2. Polarization of light -- 2.1. Historical introduction -- 2.2. Polari…
"Version: 20170101"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references (pages 17-18).Introduction -- Background -- Current directions -- Outlook.The emerging field of complex light - the study and application of custom light beams with tailored intensity, polarization or phase - is a focal point for fundamental breakthroughs in optical science. As this review will show, those advances in fun…
"Version: 20180901"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Laser basics -- 1.1. Generation of laser irradiation -- 1.2. Lasers and laser types used in medicine -- 1.3. Laser safety aspects -- 1.4. Laser basics--bottom line2. Basics of medical laser systems -- 2.1. General setup of medical laser systems -- 2.2. Laser beam guidance systems -- 2.3. Optical terminal units and acce…