Available:*
Library | Item Barcode | Call Number | Material Type | Item Category 1 | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Searching... | 30000004565481 | TA1677 L363 2000 | Open Access Book | Book | Searching... |
On Order
Summary
Summary
This text provides all the basic information needed to research, develop, and design beam shaping systems. It includes sections on: diffraction theory, geometrical optics, shaping element design, beam profile measurement technology with applications and techniques for lossless beam shaping.
Author Notes
Daniel M. Brown: MEMS Optical, LLC, Huntsville, Alabama
David Renick Brown: Micro Optics, MEMS Optical, LLC, Huntsville, Alabama
Fred M. Dickey: Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Neal C. Evans: University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
Scott C. Holswade: Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Louis A. Romero: Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Carlos B. Roundy: Spiricon, Inc., Logan, Utah
David L. Shealy: Physics Department, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
Louis S. Weichman: Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Table of Contents
| From the Series Editor | p. v |
| Preface | p. vii |
| Contributors | p. xi |
| 1. Introduction | p. 1 |
| 2. The Mathematical and Physical Theory of Lossless Beam Shaping | p. 21 |
| 3. Gaussian Beam Shaping: Diffraction Theory and Design | p. 119 |
| 4. Geometrical Methods | p. 163 |
| 5. Optimization-based Techniques for Laser Shaping Optics | p. 215 |
| 6. Beam Shaping with Diffractive Diffusers | p. 249 |
| 7. Multi-aperture Beam Integration Systems | p. 273 |
| 8. Classical (Non-laser) Methods | p. 313 |
| 9. Current Technology of Beam Profile Measurements | p. 349 |
| Index | p. 423 |
