Report of the 1971 JASON Laser Summer Study. Volume I. Recommendations and Conclusions,

Abstract

All potential uses of lasers, civil and military, are reviewed: medicine and biological research, chemical processing, initiation of controlled thermonuclear reactions, communications, pollutant detection and monitoring, geoscience applications, holographic applications, manufacturing and related processes, and basic research. Recommendations are made concerning Federal encouragement, funding, and coordination of further effort in these area and in laser technology and device development. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0743098

Entities

People

  • Kenneth Case
  • Kenneth Watson
  • Malvin Ruderman
  • Normal Kroll
  • Roger Dashen

Organizations

  • Institute for Defense Analyses

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Detection
  • Earth Sciences
  • Lasers
  • Manufacturing
  • Monitoring
  • Thermonuclear Reactions

Readers

  • Business Analytics
  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy