Report of the 1971 JASON Laser Summer Study. Volume II. Supporting Appendices A-M,

Abstract

The volume contains a summary of the current state of the art in laser devices and associated technology, plus discussions of the current and potential uses of lasers in the following areas: medicine and biological research, communications, holography and information processing, chemical processing, atmospheric monitoring and air pollution detection, geophysics, industry, basic research in the physical sciences, and ignition of controlled thermonuclear reactions. The current status of laser safety standards and laws is also discussed. These articles provide the background for the conclusions and recommendations given in Volume I. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0750680

Entities

People

  • Ali Javan
  • John F. Asmus
  • Kenneth M. Case
  • Paul Kelley
  • Roger Dashen

Organizations

  • Institute for Defense Analyses

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Pollution
  • Detection
  • Geophysics
  • Holography
  • Ignition
  • Information Processing
  • Laser Safety
  • Monitoring
  • Physical Sciences
  • Safety
  • Standards
  • Thermonuclear Reactions

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Business Analytics
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy