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020			_a9780511776908 (ebook)
020			_z9780521830409 (hardback)
040			_aUkCbUP _beng _erda _cUkCbUP
050	0	0	_aQC688 _b.E76 2010
082	0	0	_a621.36/6 _222
100	1		_aErneux, Thomas, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aLaser dynamics / _cThomas Erneux, Pierre Glorieux.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2010.
300			_a1 online resource (xvi, 361 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
505	0		_aPart I: Basic tools -- Rate equations -- Three- and four-level lasers -- Phase dynamics -- Hopf bifurcation dynamics -- Part II: Driven Laser Systems -- Weakly modulated lasers -- Strongly modulated lasers -- Slow passage -- Part III: Particular Laser Systems -- Laser with a saturable absorber -- Optically injected semiconductor lasers -- Delayed feedback dynamics -- Far-infrared lasers -- Optical parametric oscillator.
520			_aBridging 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.
650		0	_aLasers _xMathematical models.
650		0	_aDynamics.
700	1		_aGlorieux, Pierre, _eauthor.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9780521830409
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511776908
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