High-Power Diode Lasers: Fundamentals, Technology, Applications (Topics in Applied Physics)

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Methods of design and fabrication of high-power diode lasers using proven semiconductor technologies are described in this book. The latter include epitaxy and optical lithography, mounting on heat sinks, beam forming with micro-optics and coupling to optical fibers, and reliability testing. Direct applications of high-power diode lasers in materials processing and for pumping hitherto unknown solid-state laser systems are presented in a comprehensive fashion. Thus, this book is an invaluable source of information for all scientists and engineers designing laser systems and applying the laser as a reliable and economic tool in a multitude of environments.

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a nice book on high power lasers.......2001-04-27

The authors give almost every details on developing high power lasers. Compared with several other books where the high power lasers are discussed, this book provides far more than the basic physics and device design. I am surprised that the authors cover such a wide range of issues related. In particular, some very important issues which the industry care about very much, such as facet coating, heat dissipation, cooling and package, are explained and described. Since the authors are writing on the basis of their own experience, this book is sure to be a good reference book for either industry people or the people from universities.

a very nice book for high power lasers.......2001-04-26

The authors in this book give almost every details on developing high power semiconductor lasers. If you are dveloping the high power laser for either industrial products or research, this book is a good reference.

I am surprised that such various details are coverd in this book. Compared with some other books where the design and physics for high power laser are addressed, this book appears to provide more details for readers. The authors are writing their own experience, which I believe it very valuable. The important parameters which the industry people care about, are explained and described, such as facet coating, heat dissipation and device package, which I thought the authors may write more about.

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This book is AWESOME!.......2000-07-21

Though it could have been written in a bit more detail, this book is thourogh and explains much about lasers. If you need to learn alot about lasers and fast, READ THIS BOOK!

This book is AWESOME!.......2000-07-21

Though it could have been written in a bit more detail, this book is thourogh and explains much about lasers. If you need to learn alot about lasers and fast, READ THIS BOOK!

Advanced High-Power Lasers: 1-5 November 1999, Osaka, Japan (Proceedings of Spie--the International Society for Optical Engineering, V. 3889.)

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Advanced High-Power Lasers: 1-5 November 1999, Osaka, Japan (Proceedings of Spie--the International Society for Optical Engineering, V. 3889.)

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Applications of High Power Lasers: Critical Reviews (527)

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Applications of High Power Lasers: Critical Reviews (527)

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Beamed Energy Propulsion: Third International Symposium on Beamed Energy Propulsion (AIP Conference Proceedings)

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Beamed Energy Propulsion: Third International Symposium on Beamed Energy Propulsion (AIP Conference Proceedings)

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This book contains nearly a complete collection of papers presented at the Third International Symposium on Beamed Energy Propulsion. It will provide an inspirational reading to researchers in the field of advanced propulsion, students and faculty in physics and engineering departments, as well as a general audience concerned with the future exploration of space. Topics include: Systems and Missions; Lightcraft Dynamics; Microwave Beamed-Energy Propulsion; Lasers for Propulsion; Ablative Laser Propulsion and Related Techniques; Airspikes; New Vehicle Concepts; Fundamental Issues.

BEAMS 2000 / Dense Z-Pinches: 14th International Conference on High-Power Particle Beams, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 23-28 June 2002 / 5th International ... Dense Z-Pinches (AIP Conference Proceedings)

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BEAMS 2000 / Dense Z-Pinches: 14th International Conference on High-Power Particle Beams, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 23-28 June 2002 / 5th International ... Dense Z-Pinches (AIP Conference Proceedings)

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This conference was about the generation and application of high power beams of electrons and ions by pulsed power technology. Pulsed power compresses electrical energy in both space and time to efficiently create devices that have both high power and high energy content. This electrical energy can be converted into high power beams of electrons, ions and to generate high power microwave sources. High power electron beams are used to power microwave sources, for radiographing dense objects, for materials modification, or for various biological sterilization applications. High power ion beams are being explored for making new high-strength materials, nanopowders, and other commercial applications. Topics include: pulsed power technology, pulsed power switches, radiography, electron eams, electron beam applications, ion beam physics and applications, theory and modeling, as well as beams from ultra-intense lasers.

Development in High Power Lasers and Their Application

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Development in High Power Lasers and Their Application
C. Pellegrine
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Femtosecond Technology: From Basic Research to Application Prospects (Springer Series in Photonics)

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a viable commercial technology

Femtosecond Technology: From Basic Research to Application Prospects (Springer Series in Photonics)

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Recent rapid advances in femtosecond technology have had a great impact on their industrial applications such as: ultrafast optoelectronic devices and optical telecommunication systems, ultrashort-pulse lasers and measurement systems, and the development of novel materials for ultrafast functions. In this book, a wealth of knowledge covering requirements in applications details of recent achievements in important technical areas is presented by world-prominent authors in a concise, systematic form. As a whole, this is the first comprehensive book on the emerging field of femtosecond technology.

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a viable commercial technology.......2005-08-01

Are femtosecond lasers ready for commercial deployment? Kamiya et al attempt to answer that in this book. It is a collection of papers from Japanese authors that gives good insight into the progress being made in Japan. Researchers from non-Japanese universities and companies might want to give careful scrutiny to the papers presented here.

The first two parts of the book are a high level discussion of the commercial prospects, with a natural emphasis on the Japanese market. But the remarks are also apropos to any other advanced economy. These papers can be gainfully read by non-engineers as well as engineers.

Later parts of the book are more technical. The audience here appears to be engineers and physicists. For example, we get details on quantum dots and lasers and LEDs made from those. With possible lower activation current thresholds as one motivator for research on them.

Overall, the book gives a stout yes to femtosecond photonics being a viable commercial technology.

Fentosecond to Nanosecond High Intensity Lasers and Applications (Spie Volume 1229)

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Fentosecond to Nanosecond High Intensity Lasers and Applications (Spie Volume 1229)

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High Gain, High Power Free Electron Laser: Physics and Application to Tev Particle Acceleration (North-Holland Delta Series)

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High Gain, High Power Free Electron Laser: Physics and Application to Tev Particle Acceleration (North-Holland Delta Series)
R. Bonifacio , L. De Salvo Souza , C. Pellegrini , I. n. f. n. International School on Electro , and L. De Salvo Souza
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The heroines of these two short novels combat intense social pressure for the sake of love. The Catholic heroine of Nina Balatka loves a Jew. In Linda Tressell a stern Calvinistic matriach tries to ensure her niece's spiritual salvation by marrying her to an old man. Both novels are
fascinating and sympathetic portrayals of young women driven to the brink of insanity by religious and cultural intolerance.

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The Alternative Trollope.......2001-02-01

In 1867, at a time when he was one of the best known and best selling authors in the world, Anthony Trollope conceived the idea of experimenting with anonymous publication, in order to find out whether the multitude bought his books for their literary excellence or merely for the "brand name" on the cover. Two relatively short novels, "Nina Balatka" and "Linda Tressel", were the result. Taken together, they offer a glimpse of a different Trollope from the familiar chronicler of politicians and parsons.

The two stories have much in common. Each is set in a foreign city that Trollope had recently visited ("Nina" in Prague, "Linda" in Nuremberg), with a plot centered on the impact of an aunt's religious bigotry on a young woman's marital prospects. In one, the zealous aunt is Roman Catholic and opposes her niece's betrothal to a wealthy Jew. In the other, an Anabaptist aunt strives to promote a union between beautiful, wealthy Linda Tressel and a clownish, middle-aged bureaucrat.

"Nina" is the better realized of the two tales. Troubling the course of true love are both the antisemitism of the Balatka family and the countervailing suspicions of the Jewish community, forces that work to drive the lovers apart. Some of the machinations are clumsy, but character is, as usual, more important than incident in Trollope. The portrayal of the mutually hostile religious communities is especially effective, showing a broad range of attitudes in each camp. Nina and her fiancé are themselves complicated figures, for it takes a long time for their love to completely overcome prejudices instilled from childhood.

"Linda", by contrast, suffers from dramatis personae who are mostly caricatures, out of place in a serious, even grim, story. The religious motif verges on the absurd. There are reasons why a 19th century Catholic family would revolt against a relative's marriage to a Jew. There are none to move an Anabaptist to insist on linking her nearest kinswoman to a worldly boor. Indeed, the author does not have much notion of what "Anabaptists" are. (He seems to regard them as a species of Calvinist, which is about like labeling Ross Perot a "Republican".) Religious bigotry detached from any recognizable religion can evoke only laughter, which is not the response that "Linda Tressel" is supposed to arouse.

Trollope's experiment did not turn out particularly well. The mildly unusual settings and themes of these works could not hide his identity from alert critics, several of whom quickly pierced the veil of anonymity. On the other hand, readers were fooled and declined to buy, even though the reviews were generally positive. "Another ten years of unpaid unflagging labor might have built up a second reputation," Trollope wrote in his autobiography, but "I could not at once induce English readers to read what I gave to them, unless I gave it with my name." That is what he did thereafter, bringing the career of the "alternative Trollope" to an end.

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Nina Balatka
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The unabridged classic on MP3 audio, narrated by Anais 9000. Three playback speeds on one disk; etext edition included. Running time: 6.9 hours (slow), 6.3 hours (medium), 5.7 hours (fast).

A Christian girl of Prague falls in love with a Jewish merchant. One of the few novels published anonymously by Trollope, who was trying (unsuccessfully and unnecessarily) to disguise his style.

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Then she took herself off, forgetting in her angry spirit the prudential motives which had induced her to begin the conversation with Souchey. But Souchey, though he was going to Madame Zamenoy's house to get his dinner, and was looking forward with much eagerness to the mess of hot cabbage and the cold sausage, had by no means become "one of them" in the Windberg-gasse. He had had more than one interview of late with Lotta Luxa, and had perceived that something was going on, of which he much desired to be at the bottom.

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Nina Balatka / Linda Tressel
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Nina Balatka: The Story of a Maiden of Prague (Collected Works of Anthony Trollope 2 volumes)

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Trollope Abroad

Nina Balatka: The Story of a Maiden of Prague (Collected Works of Anthony Trollope 2 volumes)
Anthony Trollope
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Trollope Abroad.......2001-01-19

"Nina Balatka" and its companion novel "Linda Tressel" represent the oddest experiment of Anthony Trollope's literary career. Long established as a leading novelist, he published these two tales anonymously, wishing to see whether, starting without the support of his fame, he could create "a second literary identity". Reviews were favorable, but sales meager. "Another ten years of unpaid unflagging labor might have built up a second reputation," Trollope wrote in his autobiography, but "I could not at once induce English readers to read what I gave to them, unless I gave it with my name."

So the trial was abandoned, leaving behind two Trollopian novels with an exotic flavor. Both are set in foreign, non-English speaking lands, and, while both deal with romance and religion - themes certainly not foreign to the author - they do so in untypical ways.

"Nina Balatka" takes place in Prague, which Trollope had recently visited. There a gloomy imperial court (of Ex-Emperor Ferdinand, who had abdicated the Austrian throne after the revolution of 1848) presided over an almost medieval city, where the Jewish population, though possessing some degree of civic rights, still lived in a ghetto, and an unenlightened Christianity was a powerful social force.

The story that Trollope sets here, of the family-crossed romance between a young Catholic woman and a somewhat older Jewish merchant, seems far less daring and unconventional now than it did in 1867. The plot, too, is creaky, its mainspring a business about title deeds whose significance is obscure to the reader (and most likely to the author also).

Meticulous plotting and close fidelity to legal niceties are not, however, the virtues that one seeks in Trollope. His strengths lie in the portrayal of manners, emotions and character. In those respects, "Nina Balatka" is worthy of its author. It is also a testament to the power of his imagination. A single visit to Prague was scarcely sufficient to make him expert in the customs of the city's Catholics and Jews. There are glaring improbabilities, chief among them that Anton, the eldest son of a wealthy father in a traditional Jewish community, should have reached his middle thirties as a bachelor. Nevertheless, this largely fanciful society coheres in the reader's mind and seems almost as believable as Barsetshire or Gatherum Castle.

Readers of Trollope, after they have devoured his famous works, tend to become voracious. This flawed but moving novel, though not a gourmet dish, will satisfactorily allay their appetites.

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The World's classics
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