This well-organized book provides a relatively broad spectrum of subjects. The book covers special topics in laser physics, quantum electronics and nonlinear optics, as well as laser emission, frequency generation, solitons, optically bistable systems, pulsations and chaos and optical pattern formation. It is concise with many references and some unpublished works. The reader will gain an in-depth familiarity with the field. This book can be used as a rich research resource and as a complementary text. It is suitable for graduate students as well as researchers in the field.
Review by A. Zakery, professor of physics, Shiraz University, Iran
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