Laser Science and Technology

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-ix

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2. New Laser Sources

   1. Progress in Laser Techniques: Toward Industrial U.V. Laser Tools for the Nineties

      • M. L. Gaillard

      Pages 1-32

   2. X-Ray Laser World Wide Progress

      • D. L. Matthews

      Pages 33-42

   3. Electron Wiggling Influence on Optical Guiding in a FEL

      • S. Solimeno, Yu-Juan Chen

      Pages 43-61

   4. The Free Electron Laser: A Brief Analysis of Theory and Experiment

      • G. Dattoli, A. Torre

      Pages 63-77

   5. Integrated High-Power-CO2-Laser with Coaxial Turbo-Blower and RF-Excitation

      • R. Beck

      Pages 79-81

3. Theoretical and Experimental Considerations

   1. Polarization and Nonlinear Propagation in Single-Mode Fibres

      • B. Crosignani, B. Daino

      Pages 83-93

   2. Coupled — Cavity Effects in Semiconductor Lasers

      • H. D. Liu

      Pages 95-113

   3. Problems of the Charge Collection in Laser Multiphoton Ionization Experiments

      • F. Giammanco

      Pages 115-128

4. National Programs

   1. Italian Programs for Laser Sources Development and Applications

      • A. Gilardini

      Pages 129-141

5. Industrial Applications

   1. Lasers in Modern Industries

      • A. J. De Maria

      Pages 143-154

   2. Interaction of Pulsed Laser Beams with Solid Surfaces: Laser Heating and Melting

      • A. M. Malvezzi

      Pages 155-175

   3. Optical Design Considerations for CO2 Laser Industrial Systems

      • G. Alessandretti, P. Perlo

      Pages 177-185

   4. Laser Diagnostics of Industrial Chemical Processes

      • J. Wolfrum

      Pages 187-196

   5. Lasers in Industrial Chemical Processes

      • J. Wolfrum

      Pages 197-207

   6. Lasers in Thin Films Deposition

      • C. Cali

      Pages 209-216

6. Biomedical Applications

   1. Fundamentals of Low-Power Laser Photomedicine

      • T. Karu

      Pages 217-231

   2. Laser Applications in Bio-Medicine: Tumor Therapy and Localization Using Photosensitizing Drugs

      • R. Cubeddu, R. Ramponi, C. A. Sacchi, O. Svelto

      Pages 233-241

   3. Fundamentals of Laser Angioplasty: Photoablation and Spectral Diagnostics

      • N. P. Furzikov, V. S. Letokhov, A. A. Oraevsky

      Pages 243-258

   4. Photons in Medicine

      • R. Pratesi

      Pages 259-284

The conference "Laser Science and Technology" was held May 11-19, 1987 in Erice, Sicily. This was the 12th conference organized by the Internatio­ nal School of Quantum Electronics, under the auspices of the "Ettore Majorana" Center for Scientific Culture. This volume contains both the in­ vited and contributed papers presented at the conference, covering current research work in two areas: new laser sources, and laser applications. The operation of the first laser by Dr. Theodore Maiman in 1960 initia­ ted a decade of scientific exploration of new laser sources. This was fol­ lowed by the decade of the 1970s, which was characterized by "technology push" in which the discoveries of the 1960s were seeking practical applica­ tion. In the 1980s we are instead seeking "applications pull," in which the success and rapid maturing of laser applications provides both inspiration and financial resources to stimulate additional work both on laser sources and applications. The papers presented in these Proceedings attest to the great vitali­ ty of research in both these areas: New Laser Sources. The papers describe current developments in ultra­ violet excimer lasers, X-ray lasers, and free electron lasers. These new lasers share several characteristics: each is a potentially important coher­ ent source; each is at a relatively short wavelength (below 1 micrometer); and each is receiving significant development attention today.

• X-ray
• electron
• elementary particle
• laser
• nuclear physics
• photon
• physics
• plasma
• radiation
• semiconductor

• Hughes Research Laboratories, Malibu, USA

  A. N. Chester

• Institute of Spectroscopy, Troitsk, Moscow Region, USSR

  V. S. Letokhov

• The Second University of Rome, Rome, Italy

  S. Martellucci

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