APPLICATIONS OF LASERS

Abstract

Fundamentally this article is a survey of applications of lasers. The applications are divided into six major areas: precision measurements, communications, biological and medical, other scientific areas, metalworking, and miscellaneous. A table of the basic characteristics of the major types of lasers is provided so that the user can be made aware of the limitations and capabilities of lasers. Good examples of applications in each of these areas are described in some detail to illustrate which major properties of laser radiation are useful in that particular area. Most of the discussion pertains to present-day applications but in some instances what appear to be good future applications are also described. Seventy-two references to the technical literature that relate to applications are provided.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0609846

Entities

People

  • C. M. Stickley

Organizations

  • Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Diffraction
  • Electromagnetic Scattering
  • Frequency Combs
  • Image Intensifiers (Electronics)
  • Klystrons
  • Laser Applications
  • Laser Beams
  • Laser Resonators
  • Lasers
  • Light (Electromagnetic Radiation)
  • Light Sources
  • Masers
  • Measurement
  • Nonlinear Optics
  • Optics
  • Range Finding
  • Repetition Rate

Readers

  • Political Science/ International Relations/ European Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy