Lasers-induced Plasmas and Applications (Optical Engineering)
Contributors: David A. Cremers (Editor)
Publisher: CRC
Published: June 28, 1989
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 464
ISBN-13: 9780824780784
Subjects: Laser technology; Optics (light); Science/Mathematics; Technology; Technology & Industrial Arts; Engineering - General; Lasers; Technology / Lasers; High power lasers; Optics; Plasma engineering
First sentence: Soon after the development of the ruby laser, experiments were carried out that showed that by bringing a laser beam to a tight focus, one could cause the breakdown of air (Damon and Thomlinson, 1963; Meyerand and Haught, 1963; Minck, 1964).