Lasers

Invention to Application

Author: Langford, H. Dale; Ausubel, Jesse H.; Whinnery, John R.
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 9780309037761
eISBN Pdf: 9780309594714
Place of publication: United States
Year of digital publication: 1987
Month: January
Pages: 147
Language: English

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Since the initial laser beam in 1960, use of lasers has mushroomed, opening new frontiers in medicine, manufacturing, communications, defense, and information storage and retrieval. Lasers: Invention to Application brings together a series of chapters by eminent scientists spanning the broad range of today's laser technology.