Lasers and Their Applications [antikvár]

I n t ro due t i on The volume contains the proceedings of the Course on "Lasers and their Applications" of the International School of Applied Physics which was held in Erice, Sicily from 31 May to 13 June 1970 within the frame of the "Ettore Majorana" Centre for Scientific Culture. The subject was chosen in order to satisfy the demand of a basic course on laser sources and their applications covering the more recent results in the field. The Course had also the purpose of promoting interdiscipl inary meetings and discussions among researchers active in different areas (such as AppI ied Physics, Engineering, Chemistry, Medicine, etc. ) from University or Industrial Laboratories. The aim was to strengthen the links between fundamental, applied and industrial research which must be very close in this field for an effectj^ ve interaction. The Course consisted of two parts: the first week was devoted to the Theory of LaserOperation and to theState of the Art of Laser Sources; during the second week the most significant applications of lasers to scientific and technical problems were analyzed. The lectures on laser sources covered the following topics: Interac tion of F^diation withMiatter, Optical Resonators, SolidState Lasers, Gas Lasers, Semiconductor Lasers, Liquid Lasers. The lectures on applications dealt with Theory and Applications of Holography, Information Processing by Optical methods, Atmospheric Propagation, Transmission of Informations with laser beams. Distance Measurements by modulated beams. Machining with Laser Beams, Medical Applications, Scattering Experiments, NonI Inear Optics, Plasma Genera tion and Diagnostics. This volume provides a comprehensive review of the laser field which may be of use either to the young graduate or to the experienced scientist interested in having basic information on laser sources or a first contact with some specific application. A. Sona Director of the Course CISE, Segrate, Milan, Italy Director of the School Director of the Centre I. F. Querela A. Zichichi University of Catania, Italy University of Bologna, Italy