[PDF] Lasers: Invention to application National Academy of Engineering, John R. Whinnery, Jesse H. Ausubel, H. Dale Langford

Since the initial laser beam in 1960, use of lasers has mushroomed, opening new frontiers in medicine, manufacturing, communications, defense, and information storage and retrieval. “Lasers: Invention to Application” brings together a series of chapters by eminent scientists, spanning the broad range of today’s laser technology.