This edition encompasses the wide area joining laser physics and non-linear optics. It gives a concise account of basic physics, optical processes and a quantum mechanical treatment of the interaction of radiation with matter preparing the way for the formal development of laser. Original experiments are described in detail to give an understanding of the physical principles of laser devices. Extensively referenced.
BB Laud obtained his doctorate in Physics in 1951 at the Bombay University, Mumbai. Professor BB Laud taught at the university of Poona from 1953 to 1965. In 1965 he joined the Marathwada University as Professor and Head of the Dept. of Physics, a position he held until his retirement.
Credited to him are numerous research papers and five books. He worked as Chairman of All India Convention of Spectroscopists for seven successive years and is a Founder Fellow of the Maharashtra Academy OF Sciences.