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Demaria lasers in communications and information processing c. Publication date 1986 topics lasers publisher mill valley, calif. Spontaneous and stimulated emissions, laser action, characteristics of laser beamconcepts of coherence, hene and semiconductor lasers simple ideas, applications. Siegman, laser pioneer and professor emeritus of electrical engineering and applied physics at stanford, died at home on october 7, 2011. Look at the image of paper fibersand notice how rough the surface of the paper is. He was president of the optical society of america in 1999 and was awarded the esther hoffman beller medal in 2009. Siegman, lasers oxford university press, university science books, oxford, england, 1283 pages. Also includes a curriculum vitae and list of publications. Siegman, lasers oxford university press, university. Among the outstanding achievements of science and engineering in the 20th century, the laser occupies. Defining, measuring, and optimizing laser beam quality.
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