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