1st Edition

Applications of the Laser

By Leon Goldman Copyright 1973
332 Pages
by CRC Press

332 Pages
by CRC Press

The laser's range of application is extraordinary. Arthur Schawlow says, "What instrument can shuck a bucket of oysters, correct typing errors, fuse atoms, lay a straight line for a garden bed, repair detached retinas, and drill holes in dia monds?"O The laser's specifically biomedical uses cover a similarly broad and interesting spectrum. In this book, I have endeavored to convey some of the fas... Read more
1. Wave Guides and Thin Films 2. Measurement by Lasers 3. Laser Chemistry 4. Applications in Environmental Pollution 5. Laser Material Processing 6. In the Construction Field 7. Some Aspects of Information Handling 8. Holography 9. Laser-Induced Thermonuclear Fusion 10. Lasers in the Military 11. The Laser in the Law and Order Program 12. Laser Safety 13. The New Laser Biology 14. Laser in Medicine 15. Laser Density 16. Training and Retraining in Laser technology 17. Laser Art and Music 18. Laser Photography 19. Social Conscience of the Laser or the Laser also goes into Battle for the Good-of-Man 20. The Future

Biography

Leon Goldman