Lasers...'a solution looking for a problem'? Gregory J. Gbur author of Mathematical Methods for Optical Physics and Engineering, 2011 debunks this early misconception with a clear explanation of what a laser is, and exactly how it works!
Read MoreFrom Einstein to Maiman and beyond. Gregory J. Gbur author of Mathematical Methods for Optical Physics and Engineering, 2011 introduces the major personalities involved in the conception and development of the laser.
Read MoreTo celebrate the 60th anniversary of the first laser Joseph Braat co-author of Imaging Optics, 2019 describes his personal experiences in applied physics research dealing with lasers as special light sources and the enormous and unexpected impact of Maiman's discovery.
Read MoreOn 16 May 1960, Ted Maiman used silver coated mirrors, a ruby crystal and a photo flash gun to create the first working laser... Brian Culshaw, author of Introducing Photonics, 2020, explains what makes a laser so useful and introduces a number of the laser's vast applications.
Read MoreOn June 2, 2018, the optics world lost one of its great scientists, as Emil Wolf passed away at the age of 95. He left as his legacy not only an incredible body of work, including over 300 papers and classic texts on optics, but generations of students and colleagues who benefited not only from […]
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