Principles of Lasers [Hardcover]

Orazio Svelto (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Review

From the reviews of earlier editions:

“Certainly, the student who is led into the laser field by this text is lucky. The text is excellent and filled with appropriate illustrations. The questions are also helpful as they highlight the important topics. All important types of lasers are considered and for each type the proper background is developed. For many years, this book has been the standard against which other textbooks in this field were measured, mostly unfavourably. This edition will certainly retain its top place.” (Optics & Laser Technology, 31, 1999)

“Professor Svelto is himself a longtime laser pioneer and his text shows the breadth of his broad acquaintance with all aspects of the field … Anyone mastering the contents of this book will be well prepared to understand advanced treatises and research papers in laser science and technology.” (Arthur L. Schawlow, 1981 Nobel Laureate in Physics)

“Already well established as a self-contained introduction to the physics and technology of lasers … Professor Svelto’s book, in this lucid translation by David Hanna, can be strongly recommended for self-study or teaching at the final-year undergraduate or first-year post-graduate levels.” (Physics Bulletin)

“A thorough understanding of this book in conjunction with one of the existing volumes on laser safety will go a long way in providing the health physicist with the understanding he needs … Highly recommended.” (Health Physics)

“Introduces laser science and technology with the accessibility appropriate for the nonspecialist and the enthusiasm of the pioneer.” (Laser Focus)

“A very good introduction to laser theory and practice … aimed at upper-level undergraduate students. It is logically organized and easy to read … Most of the basic mathematical framework needed to understand this evolving field is presented. Every chapter contains a good set of problems, answers to some of which are given in the back.” (Sci-Tech News)

Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Italian

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 628 pages
• Publisher: Springer; 4th edition (September 15, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0306457482
• ISBN-13: 978-0306457487
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 7.4 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,489,952 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Review from Optics & Laser Technology, August 5, 2002

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Jasmine Benzvi (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Principles of Lasers (Hardcover)

"...the student that is led into the laser field by this text is lucky. The text is excellent and filled with appropriate illustrations...Overall, this work will also be useful as a reference for the topics covered. The literature references are copious and appropriate. The text is well supplied with figures and graphs and for those areas considered in detail, the book is and will remain a very good reference volume."

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A clear way to get into the field of laser physics., August 7, 2002

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Patrick Van Esch (Grenoble, France) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Principles of Lasers (Hardcover)

Clearly written, without oversimplifying some of the
more subtle items (which are so often swept under the
carpet in simpler treatments of the field - such as
the QFT treatment of spontaneous emission). First a
clear and detailled discussion of all the aspects
of the working principles of a laser is presented,
and then specific lasertypes are described, all this
in a very readable style. Great book.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book (both easy and complete), September 26, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Principles of Lasers (Hardcover)

This book is extremely clear and even a completely newby can read it. At the same time, nothing is left halfway and the subject is covered with extreme care and depth. Congratualations to the author !