High Power Lasers - Science and Engineering
By: edited by Ram Kossowsky, Miroslav Jelinek, Robert F. Walter
Contributors: Jelinek, Miroslav; Walter, Robert F.
Series: NATO ASI Series, Series 3: High Technology -- 7; NATO ASI Series, Series 3: High Technology -- 7
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Dordrecht
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 672
ISBN-13: 9789048146796; 9789401587259
Subjects: Surfaces (Physics); Physics; Machinery
Other titles: Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic, July 16-29, 1995
Description: In the thirty years since the invention of the CO2 gas laser, the major design issue has shifted from how to obtain the desired power level to how to achieve reliable operation. At the same time, the opening of many laser development facilities in the Former Soviet Union has allowed their achievements and design approaches to be understood and appreciated for the first time. Further, the industrial laser user community has identified a number of emerging applications at higher power levels (15-20 kW) than are attainable by most commercial devices. In High Power Lasers - Science and Engineering, the designers, developers and users of high-power gas laser systems discuss design approaches, methods of enhancing performance, new applications, and user requirements.
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