ThisnewFourthEditionofPrinciplesofLasersissothoroughlyupdatedandexpandedthatitisvirtuallyawholenewbook。Butthetextsessentialmissionremainsthesame:toprovideawide-rangingyetunifieddescriptionoflaserbehavior,physics,technology,andcurrentapplications。Dr.Sveltoemphasizesthephysicalratherthanthemathematicalaspectsoflasers,andpresentsthesubjectinthesimplesttermscompatiblewithacorrectphysicalunderstanding。
作者简介:
OrazioSveltoisProfessorofQuantumElectronicsatthePolytechnicInstituteofMilanandDirectoroftheQuantumElectronicsCenteroftheItalianNationalResearchCouncil。Hisresearchhascoveredawiderangeofactivityinthefieldoflaserphysicsandquantumelectronics,startingfromtheverybeginningofthesedisciplines。Thisactivityincludesultrashort-pulsegenerationandapplications,developmentoflaserresonatorsandmode-selectiontechniques,laserapplicationsinbiologyandmedicine,anddevelopmentofsolid-statelasers。ProfessorSveltoistheauthorofmorethan150scientificpapersandhisresearcheshavebeenthesubjectofmorethan50invitedpapersandinternationalconferences。HehasservedasaprogramchairoftheIXInternationalQuantumElectronicsConference(1976),asachairoftheEuropeanprogramcommitteeforCLEO85andCLEO90,andhewasgeneralco-chairforthefirstCLEO-EuropeConference(1994)。HeisanelectedmemberoftheItalian“AccademiadeiXL”andaFellowoftheIEEE。