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Author:   Detlev Ristau
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   CRC Press
Weight:   0.081kg
ISBN:  

9781138199569

ISBN 10:   1138199567
Pages:   551
Publication Date:   16 November 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Section I Fundamentals. Laser-Induced Damage Phenomena in Optics: A Historical Overview. Laser-Induced Damage by Thermal Effects. Defect-Induced Damage. Self-Focusing and Nonlinear Effects. Femtosecond Laser-Induced Damage in Dielectric Materials. Section II Measurements. Measurement and Detection of Laser-Induced Damage. Statistics of Laser Damage Threshold Measurements. Measurement of Light Scattering, Transmittance, and Reflectance. Section III Materials, Surfaces, Thin Films, and Contamination. Quartz and Glasses. Crystalline Materials for UV Applications. Materials for Lasers: Frequency Conversion, Q-Switching, and Active Materials. Surface Manufacturing and Treatment. Introduction to Optical Coatings and Thin Film Production. High-Power Coatings for NIR Lasers. Coatings for fs Lasers. Spaceborne Applications. Section IV Applications. Lithography in the Deep Ultraviolet and Extreme Ultraviolet. Free-Electron Lasers. The High-Energy Petawatt Laser PHELIX and its High-Power Optics. Index.

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I recommend this book for readers from diverse backgrounds (optics, materials science, physics, and engineering). -Optics & Photonics News, May 2015 An excellent overview. -Michael Thomas, Spica Technologies, Inc., USA

I recommend this book for readers from diverse backgrounds (optics, materials science, physics, and engineering). -Optics & Photonics News, May 2015 An excellent overview. -Michael Thomas, Spica Technologies, Inc., USA

Author Information

Detlev Ristau completed his study of physics at the University of Hannover in 1982 and was awarded a scholarship at Rice University in Houston, Texas. He returned to Germany in 1983 and received his PhD at the University of Hannover in 1988. He is presently the director of the Department of Laser Components at the Laser Zentrum Hannover. After receiving a state doctorate in 2008, he was appointed professor for applied physics at the Leibniz University in Hannover in 2010. Professor Ristau is the author or coauthor of more than 300 technical papers and has published several book chapters.

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