ABSTRACT

Since the invention of the first working laser in 1960, development of these devices has progressed at an unprecedented rate, to the extent that the laser is now a common part of everyday life, from the semiconductor laser used in CD players and telecommunication systems to the high power eximer lasers used in manufacturing processes. This book tra

chapter |12 pages

Introduction

chapter Chapter 1|18 pages

Wave and Corpuscular Theories of Light

chapter Chapter 2|17 pages

Spectroscopy

chapter Chapter 3|16 pages

Blackbody Radiation

chapter Chapter 4|18 pages

The Rutherford–Bohr Atom

chapter Chapter 5|19 pages

Einstein

chapter Chapter 7|23 pages

Microwaves

chapter Chapter 8|16 pages

Spectroscopy, Act II

chapter Chapter 9|22 pages

Magnetic Resonance

chapter Chapter 10|31 pages

The Maser

chapter Chapter 11|11 pages

The Proposal for an ‘Optical Maser’

chapter Chapter 12|8 pages

The Misfortune (or Fortune?) of Gordon Gould

chapter Chapter 13|36 pages

And Finally—The Laser!