Laser systems engineering /

"This book describes the design of laser systems that use free-space optics for manufacturing, biomedical systems, laser radar, and laser displays, from the perspective of the laser systems engineer. It covers laser selection for the application; Gaussian beam propagation and associated non-ide...

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Main Author: Kasunic, Keith J. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Bellingham, Washington : SPIE Press, [2016]
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Summary:"This book describes the design of laser systems that use free-space optics for manufacturing, biomedical systems, laser radar, and laser displays, from the perspective of the laser systems engineer. It covers laser selection for the application; Gaussian beam propagation and associated non-idealities for aberrated and higher-order beams; details of the optical sub-system; scanning technologies, optical components, and system trades for these sub-systems; single-pixel or focal plane array detectors to collect an image or otherwise obtain information about the beam; and laser brightness and the power collected by the optical and detector sub-systems. The book ends by tying everything together from the point of view of photon detection, including detector types, geometries, sensitivities, and selection. The book emphasizes real-world design problems and the first-order equations and commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) components used to solve them"--
Physical Description:x, 309 pages ; 27 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781510604261
151060426X