A Beginner’s Guide to Lasers and Their Applications, Part 2 by Biswas, Dhruba J.;

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This two-volume book provides an enriching insight into the laser, covering different types of lasers, the basic science behind the technology, their role at the cutting-edge of current scientific research, and their applications in medicine, industry, and the arts. With just high school physics as a prerequisite and favoring qualitative yet scientifically sound explanations over high-level mathematics, this book is aimed at a broad spectrum of readers in physics, chemistry, engineering, medicine, and biology. Its engaging and lucid presentation is enhanced with plenty of illustrations, making the world of the laser accessible to undergraduate students in the sciences and any other inquisitive readers with high school physics under their belts. It is ideal for self-study or as a complement to courses on optics and optoelectronics.

This volume, Part 2 of 2, begins with a brief review of laser science and depicts the many advances in science enabled by the laser, includingspectroscopy, optical cooling and trapping, and optical tweezers, among many others, and provides a glimpse into the ways that the laser affects our daily lives via its uses in medicine, manufacturing, the nuclear industry, energy, communication, art conservation, fashion, beauty, and entertainment.

It is preceded by Part 1 which explains the fundamentals of optics, what a laser is, how it works, and what is unique about the light it emits, from fundamental quantum theory through population inversion to common laser types.

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Chapter 1: Introduction.- Part 1: Impact of Lasers On Science.- Chapter 2: Lasers and the Physics Nobel Prize: A Journey Through Breakthroughs.- Chapter 3: Revealing The Invisible: Unlocking Matter With Laser Spectroscopy.- Chapter 4: Some Breakthroughs In Modern Science That Were Enabled By Lasers.- Chapter 5: Changing Light's Colors: The Magic of Nonlinear Optics.- Chapter 6: Beaming Into The Cosmos: Lasers In Space Exploration and Communication.- Chapter 7: Impact of Laser In The Emerging Areas of Science & Technology.- Part 2: Impact of Lasers On Humanity.- Chapter 8: Healing With Light: The Medical Revolution of Lasers.- Chapter 9: Measuring With Light: Laser Ranging In Our World and Beyond.- Chapter 10: Weapons of Light: Lasers On The Modern Battlefield.- Chapter 11: Spectacle In Light: Lasers That Amaze and Entertain.- Chapter 12: Erasing With Light: Laser Cleaning From Art To Industry.- Chapter 13: Laser Communication: The Hidden Backbone of Our Connected Lives.- Chapter 14: Designing With Light: Lasers In The World of Fashion.- Chapter 15: Shaping With Light: The Many Faces of Laser Material Processing.- Chapter 16: Sculpting and Healing With Light: The Promise of Ultrafast Lasers.