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Basic Laser Optics

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In this chapter the basic nature of light and its interaction with matter is described and the fundamentals of how such energy can be manipulated in direction and shape are presented.

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    William M. Steen

  2. G.G. Brown Laboratory Center for Laser-aided Intelligent Manufacturing, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Material Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, College of Engineering, 2350 Hayward Street, 48109-2125, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

    Jyotirmoy Mazumder

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Steen, W., Mazumder, J. (2010). Basic Laser Optics. In: Laser Material Processing. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84996-062-5_3

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