Lasers: Invention to Application

by John R. Whinnery (Editor), Jesse H. Ausubel (Editor), H. Dale Langford (Editor)

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. Invention to Application brings together a series of chapters by eminent scientists spanning the broad range of today's laser technology.

144 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1987