Laser Physics and Spectroscopy

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"In this book emphasis is laid on laser including its operation, different types, properties like coherence and monochromaticity, beam propagation, theoretical treatment of atom-field interaction, semi-classical laser theory, non-linear effects, quantum properties, photon concept and coherent states etc." Provided by publisher. Abstract: "In this book emphasis is laid on laser including its operation, different types, properties like coherence and monochromaticity, beam propagation, theoretical treatment of atom-field interaction, semi-classical laser theory, non-linear effects, quantum properties, photon concept and coherent states etc." Provided by publisher Content: 1. Introduction to Laser, 2. Semi-classical Theory of Atom-Field Interaction, 3. Density Matrix Equations, 4. Saturation Absorption Spectroscopy, 5. Semi classical Theory of Laser Action, 6. Quantum Theory of Radiation, 7. Quantum Theory of Atom Field Interaction, 8. Doppler-free spectroscopy with laser, 9. Laser Cooling and Bose Einstein Condensation, 10. Lasers in Quantum Information Science