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845022
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Cheo, Peter.
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Handbook of Molecular Lasers.
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| Publication Statement
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Boca Raton :: Chapman and Hall/CRC,, 2018.
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Optical Science and Engineering Ser. ;; v. 14
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1 online resource (675 pages)
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1351838342
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: 9781351838344
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0824776518
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9780824776510
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| Contents
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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; About the Series; Preface; Table of Contents; Contributors; Chapter 1: EMISSION SPECTRA OF MOLECULAR LASERS; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Vibrational-Rotational Spectra of Molecules; 1.3 Laser Spectroscopy of CO2 Molecules; 1.4 Infrared and Far-Infrared Laser Transitions; References; Chapter 2: CO2 TEA LASERS; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Kinetic Processes in CO2 TEA Lasers; 2.3 Discharge Effects; 2.4 Frequency Control; 2.5 Representative Systems; 2.6 Conclusions; References; Chapter 3: RADIOFREQUENCY DISCHARGE EXCITED CO2 LASERS.
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3.1 Introduction3.2 Waveguide Lasers; 3.3 Propagation in Hollow Dielectric Waveguides; 3.4 Waveguide Laser Resonators; 3.5 Radio-Frequency Gas Discharges; 3.6 Electrical Characteristics of RF Waveguide Lasers; 3.7 Developments in RF-Excited CO2 Waveguide Lasers; References; Chapter 4: HIGH-ENERGY SHORT-PULSE CO2 LASERS; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 CO2 Kinetics; 4.3 Component Requirements for Short-Pulse CO2 Laser Systems; 4.4 Examples of Short-Pulse CO2 Laser Systems; 4.5 Conclusions; References; Chapter 5: HIGH-POWER ELECTRON-BEAM CONTROLLED CO2 LASERS; 5.1 Introduction.
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5.2 Overview of the CO2 Laser Process5.3 Electron-Beam Controlled Lasers; 5.4 Electron Beam Generators; 5.5 Electron Gun Cathodes; 5.6 Electron Beam Stability; 5.7 Molecular Kinetics; 5.8 The Pump Process; 5.9 Energy Extraction; 5.10 Parasitic Oscillation in Power Amplifiers; 5.11 Suppression of Parasitic Oscillation; 5.12 Effects of Spontaneous Emission; 5.13 Materials Considerations; Notation; References; Chapter 6: HF/DF CHEMICAL LASERS; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Overview of Chemical Laser Operation; 6.3 Excitation Chemistry; 6.4 Chemical Laser Physics; 6.5 Chemical Laser Components.
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6.6 Chemical Laser Modeling6.7 Chain Reaction HF/DF Lasers; References; Chapter 7: OPTICALLY PUMPED FIR LASERS; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 System Characteristics; 7.3 Continuous-Wave Three-Level Systems; 7.4 Pulsed Systems; 7.5 Optically Pumped Molecules; 7.6 Conclusions; References; Bibliography; Chapter 8: TRANSIENTS AND INSTABILITIES IN FIR LASERS; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 FIR Laser Action; 8.3 Vibrational Dynamics and the Bottleneck Effect; 8.4 Two-Level Model of the FIR Laser; 8.5 Transient Regime of the FIR Laser: The Two-Level Limit; 8.6 Three-Level Model of the FIR Laser.
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8.7 Far Infrared Laser InstabilitiesReferences; Index.
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| Abstract
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Optical science, engineering, and technology have grown rapidly in the last decade so that today optical engineering has emerged as an important discipline in its own right. This series is devoted to discussing topics in optical engineering at a level that will be useful to those working in the field or attempting to design systems that are based on optical techniques or that have significant optical subsystems.
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Gaslaser.
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Molecular gas lasers.
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Molecular gas lasers.
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SCIENCE-- Optics.
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| Dewey Classification
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621.36/63
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TA1695.H36 1987
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