Laser Technology
If one reviews what happened in the first 50 years of the laser’s history, it becomes quite a challenge to predict what will happen in the next 50. Lasers went from being called “a solution in search of a problem” to becoming an integral part of many aspects of our daily lives. Today, lasers are used for diverse applications in fields such as materials processing, telecommunication, medicine, defense, science and astronomy, sensor technology, data storage and entertainment.
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Photonics Spectra, July 2010