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001 2009047384
003 DLC
005 20100818113241.0
008 091106s2010 nyua 001 0 eng
010 $a 2009047384
020 $a9780521830409 (hardback)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn428024446
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dYDX$dBTCTA$dBWK$dYDXCP$dCDX$dDLC
050 00 $aQC688$b.E76 2010
082 00 $a621.36/6$222
100 1 $aErneux, Thomas.
245 10 $aLaser dynamics /$cThomas Erneux, Pierre Glorieux.
260 $aNew York :$bCambridge University Press,$c2010.
300 $axvi, 361 p. :$bill. ;$c26 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 $a"Bridging the gap between laser physics and applied mathematics, this book offers a new perspective on laser dynamics. Combining fresh treatments of classic problems with up-to-date research, asymptotic techniques appropriate for nonlinear dynamical systems are shown to offer a powerful alternative to numerical simulations. The combined analytical and experimental description of dynamical instabilities provides a clear derivation of physical formulae and an evaluation of their significance. Starting with the observation of different time scales of an operating laser, the book develops approximation techniques to systematically explore their effects. Laser dynamical regimes are introduced at different levels of complexity, from standard turn-on experiments to stiff, chaotic, spontaneous or driven pulsations. Particular attention is given to quantitative comparisons between experiments and theory. The book broadens the range of analytical tools available to laser physicists and provides applied mathematicians with problems of practical interest, making it invaluable for graduate students and researchers"--Provided by publisher.
505 8 $aMachine generated contents note: Part I. Basic Tools: 1. Rate equations; 2. Three- and four-level lasers; 3. Phase dynamics; 4. Hopf bifurcation dynamics; Part II. Driven Laser Systems: 5. Weakly modulated lasers; 6. Strongly modulated lasers; 7. Slow passage; Part III. Particular Laser Systems: 8. Laser with a saturable absorber; 9. Optically injected semiconductor lasers; 10. Delayed feedback dynamics; 11. Far-infrared lasers; 12. Optical parametric oscillator; References; Index.
650 0 $aLasers$xMathematical models.
650 0 $aDynamics.
700 1 $aGlorieux, Pierre.
856 42 $3Cover image$uhttp://assets.cambridge.org/97805218/30409/cover/9780521830409.jpg