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The present book covers the application technology of lasers, focusing more on the vast range of processes than on individual applications, in order to motivate and enable future innovations. The physical basics are presented in the first half of the book. The following examination of application categories and their processes is documented by experts from their practical points of view but always refers back to the underlying physical principles. In this way, readers are free to choose their own individual level of depth in understanding this globally relevant field of innovation.
Contents
Contributors
1 Introduction
Rolf Wester
References
2 The Behavior of Electromagnetic Radiation at Interfaces
Rolf Wester
2.1 The FRESNEL Formula
2.1.1 FRESNEL Formulae with Absorption
2.1.2 Analysis of the FRESNEL Formula and BREWSTER Effect
2.1.3 Total Reflection
2.2 Applications of the FRESNEL Formulae in the Field of Laser Technology
2.2.1 BREWSTER Effect
2.2.2 Total Internal Reflection