September 1996 World's largest ring laser gyro will measure the Earth's rotation. Growth in robotics continues. Review of infrared technology and some papers on various topics. November 1996 Atom interferometry uses Bragg scattering. March 1997 Digital volumetric holograms for medical imaging.
Physicists demonstrate the first atom laser.
Future of high-performance fiber optic gyros. April 1997 Laser imaging of spacecraft launches offers high-contrast video. Color display uses solid state laser pulses. Various volumes of SPIE are described from infrared, cryogenic, and imaging topics to radar technology and optics. Research in Europe on optoelectronics.