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Lasers: The Power and Precision of Light
Author(s): Jean-Claude Diels (Author), Ladan Arissian (Author)
- Publisher: Wiley-VCH
- Publication Date: October 17, 2011
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 277 pages
- ISBN-10: 3527410392
- ISBN-13: 9783527410392
Book Description
Editorial Reviews
Review
Named CHOICE Outstanding Title for 2012
“This book is also well suited for general readers and high school teachers looking for very simple explanations of the working principles of lasers and the wide variety of applications in different disciplines. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower-division undergraduates, general readers, and high school educators.” (Choice, 1 June 2012)
About the Author
Ladan Arissian is Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of New Mexico, USA. She was previously a Research Associate at the Physics Department of Texas A&M University, performing research in attosecond science at the National Research Council of Canada. She has obtained graduate degrees in various disciplines: an M.S. in Nuclear Engineering (Medical Imaging), and an M.S. in Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics, and she holds a Ph.D. in Optical Science and Engineering from the University of New Mexico (2007). Besides her interest in research, she has been involved in teaching from high school level physics to graduate courses in Optics. Dr. Arissian has published 40 articles and conference presentations, three book chapters and three patents in laser physics.
