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| Introduction |
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1.1 The Classical Description of Light |
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2 | (5) |
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7 | (1) |
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8 | (1) |
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12 | (2) |
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1.2 The Mathematical Era Begins |
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21 | (1) |
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1.2.2.1 Huygens-Fresnel Principle |
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22 | (6) |
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1.2.2.2 The Fourier Transform |
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1.2.2.3 Parseval's Theorem |
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33 | (1) |
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1.2.3.1 The Hankel Transform |
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1.2.3.2 Maxwell's Equations |
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38 | (4) |
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1.2.3.3 The Wave Equation |
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42 | (4) |
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1.2.3.4 The Poynting Vector |
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46 | (3) |
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1.2.3.5 The Aether or Not? |
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49 | (1) |
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1.2.4.1 Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck |
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50 | (1) |
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51 | (12) |
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63 | (4) |
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67 | (5) |
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72 | (1) |
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1.4 Questions and Problems |
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73 | (4) |
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77 | (24) |
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77 | (12) |
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77 | (3) |
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82 | (1) |
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2.1.5.1 Johnson-Nyquist Noise |
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83 | (1) |
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84 | (5) |
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2.1.5.3 Noise Is Incoherently Considered |
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89 | (1) |
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89 | (9) |
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2.2.1 Amplifiers in Series |
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2.2.2 Amplifiers in Parallel |
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90 | (2) |
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92 | (3) |
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2.2.4 An Ensemble of Amplifiers |
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95 | (3) |
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98 | (1) |
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2.4 Questions and Problems |
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98 | (3) |
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3 What Is the Stimulated Emission of Radiation? |
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3.1 The Bohr Model of the Atom |
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102 | (5) |
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102 | (3) |
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3.1.2 Singlet, Doublet, and Triplet States |
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105 | (2) |
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3.2 Absorption, Stimulated Emission, and Spontaneous Emission |
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107 | (8) |
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3.2.1 The Einstein Coefficients |
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107 | (3) |
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3.2.2 An Aside on Spontaneous Emission |
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110 | (3) |
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3.2.3 Excited State Decay Rate |
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113 | (2) |
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3.3 A More Realistic Model |
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115 | (3) |
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3.3.1 The Two- and Three-Level Models |
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115 | (1) |
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3.3.2 The Four-Level Model |
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116 | (2) |
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118 | (1) |
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3.5 Questions and Problems |
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119 | (2) |
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121 | (28) |
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121 | (10) |
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4.1.2 Gain, Population Inversion, and Saturation |
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124 | (1) |
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4.1.2.2 Population Inversion |
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127 | (2) |
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129 | (2) |
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131 | (7) |
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4.2.1 The Four-Level Laser |
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131 | (7) |
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138 | (8) |
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4.3.1 Some Common Cavity Configurations |
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139 | (2) |
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141 | (3) |
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144 | (2) |
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146 | (1) |
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4.5 Questions and Problems |
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147 | (2) |
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5 What Are Some Types of Lasers? |
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149 | (30) |
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149 | (7) |
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149 | (2) |
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5.1.2 The Neodymium-Doped Yttrium Aluminum Garnet Laser |
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151 | (1) |
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5.1.2.1 Second-Harmonic Generation |
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152 | (2) |
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5.1.3 The Diode-Pumped Solid-State Laser |
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154 | (1) |
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154 | (2) |
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156 | (6) |
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5.2.1 The Flashlamp-Pumped Liquid Dye Laser |
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156 | (2) |
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5.2.2 Laser-Pumped Liquid Dye Lasers |
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158 | (2) |
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5.2.3 Solid-State Dye Lasers |
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160 | (1) |
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5.2.4 Continuous Wave Output Dye Lasers |
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161 | (1) |
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162 | (2) |
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5.3.2 Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser |
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163 | (1) |
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164 | (5) |
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5.4.1 The Helium-Neon Laser |
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164 | (1) |
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5.4.2 The Carbon Dioxide Laser |
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165 | (1) |
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166 | (2) |
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5.4.4 The Gas Dynamic Laser |
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168 | (1) |
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169 | (1) |
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5.5.1 The Hydrogen Fluoride Laser |
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169 | (1) |
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5.5.2 The Deuterium Fluoride Laser |
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170 | (1) |
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5.5.3 The Chemical Oxygen Iodine Laser |
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171 | (1) |
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172 | (1) |
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5.6.1 The Copper Vapor Laser |
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172 | (1) |
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5.6.2 The Helium-Cadmium Laser |
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172 | (1) |
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5.6.3 Other Metal Vapor Lasers |
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173 | (1) |
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5.7.1 The Argon Ion Laser |
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5.7.2 The Krypton Ion Laser |
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5.8.1 The Free-Electron Laser |
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5.8.2 The Nuclear Bomb-Pumped Laser |
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174 | (1) |
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5.8.3 The Positronium Gamma Ray Laser |
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175 | (1) |
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176 | (1) |
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5.10 Questions and Problems |
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177 | (2) |
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6 How Do We Describe Lasers? |
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179 | (30) |
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6.1 Continuous Wave or Pulsed |
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179 | (3) |
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6.1.1 Continuous Wave Laser Beams |
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179 | (1) |
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180 | (2) |
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182 | (7) |
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182 | (3) |
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6.2.1.1 Longitudinal Modes in Pulsed Lasers |
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185 | (2) |
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187 | (1) |
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6.2.2.1 Transverse Electromagnetic Modes |
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188 | (1) |
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189 | (6) |
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189 | (1) |
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6.3.1.1 Measuring the Linewidth of a Laser |
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190 | (3) |
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193 | (2) |
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6.4 Collimation, Divergence, Beam Expansion, and Beam Reduction |
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195 | (1) |
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6.5 Output Energy, Power, Irradiance, and Beam Quality |
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196 | (5) |
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6.5.1 Instantaneous versus Average |
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196 | (2) |
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6.5.2 Power in the Bucket |
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198 | (1) |
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199 | (2) |
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201 | (4) |
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6.6.1 Wall-Plug Efficiency |
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201 | (1) |
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6.6.2 Power Conversion and Coupling Efficiencies |
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202 | (1) |
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6.6.3 Quantum Efficiency, Quantum Defect, and Slope Efficiency |
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203 | (1) |
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204 | (1) |
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6.6.5 The Laser Efficiency Calculation and Measurement |
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204 | (1) |
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205 | (1) |
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6.8 Questions and Problems |
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206 | (3) |
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7 How Do We Use Lasers Safely? |
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7.1 The Laser Safety Basics |
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209 | (8) |
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209 | (1) |
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210 | (1) |
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7.1.2.1 Class 1 Laser System |
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210 | (1) |
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7.1.2.2 Class 1M Laser System |
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211 | (1) |
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7.1.2.3 Class 2 Laser System |
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211 | (1) |
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7.1.2.4 Class 2M Laser System |
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211 | (1) |
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7.1.2.5 Class 3R Laser System |
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212 | (1) |
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7.1.2.6 Class 3B Laser System |
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212 | (1) |
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7.1.2.7 Class 4 Laser System |
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213 | (1) |
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7.1.3 Accessible Emission Limit and Maximum Permissible Exposure |
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214 | (1) |
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7.1.4 Nominal Ocular Hazard Distance and Nominal Skin Hazard Distance |
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214 | (1) |
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7.1.5 Nominal Hazard Zone |
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215 | (1) |
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7.1.6 Threshold Limit and Optical Density |
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216 | (1) |
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7.1.7 The Laser Safety Officer and the Standard Operating Procedure |
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216 | (1) |
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7.2 Types of Injuries Possible from Laser Beams |
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217 | (3) |
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217 | (2) |
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219 | (1) |
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7.3 Other Safety Considerations with Laser Systems |
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220 | (2) |
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221 | (1) |
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7.3.3 Asphyxiation Hazards |
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7.4 Practical Safety Considerations |
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7.4.1 Specular Reflections from Common Attire and Objects |
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7.4.2 Even Diffuse Reflections Can Be Dangerous! |
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226 | (1) |
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7.4.4 Apparatus Height and Stray Light |
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229 | (1) |
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7.4.6 Discharging and Disconnecting the Power |
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229 | (1) |
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7.4.7 High Voltage, Don't Point Your Fingers! |
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7.4.8 Fires Can Be Invisible! |
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230 | (1) |
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7.6 Questions and Problems |
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230 | (3) |
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8 What Are Some Laser Applications? |
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8.1 Lasers Used in Experiments |
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235 | (1) |
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8.1.3 Precision Measurements |
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236 | (3) |
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239 | (6) |
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8.2.1 Laser Imaging, Detection, and Ranging |
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239 | (1) |
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8.2.2 Leveling and Surveying |
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240 | (2) |
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8.2.3 Laser Communications |
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242 | (1) |
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242 | (3) |
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245 | (7) |
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8.3.1 Laser Cutting, Drilling, and Welding |
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245 | (2) |
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8.3.2 Advanced Physics Research |
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247 | (1) |
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8.3.3 Directed-Energy Weapons |
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248 | (4) |
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8.4 Some Other Applications |
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252 | (2) |
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8.4.4 Too Many Applications to Count |
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253 | (1) |
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254 | (1) |
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8.6 Questions and Problems |
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254 | (3) |
| Suggested Reading for Laser Scientists and Engineers |
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