• DocumentCode
    2848142
  • Title

    Lasers: Fifty years

  • Author

    Svelto, Orazio

  • Author_Institution
    Dipt. di Fis., Politec. di Milano, Milan, Italy
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    19-23 Sept. 2010
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    19
  • Abstract
    In a first part of the talk a discussion will be presented about how the laser was conceived and then realized. In the second part, some early developments in laser science and technology, which have paved the way to all nowadays applications, will be reviewed.
  • Keywords
    Q-switching; dye lasers; gas lasers; high-speed optical techniques; laser mode locking; semiconductor lasers; CO2; Q-switching; dye lasers; gas lasers; high-speed optical techniques; laser mode locking; laser science; semiconductor lasers; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Laser transitions; Masers; Patents; Stimulated emission;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Communication (ECOC), 2010 36th European Conference and Exhibition on
  • Conference_Location
    Torino
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-8536-9
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-8534-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ECOC.2010.5621442
  • Filename
    5621442
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2848142