Proceedings of LEOS ´93

The following topics were dealt with: all-optical networks; diode laser processing and packaging; pump sources; high-average power systems; emerging commercial technology; optical pattern recognition; optical computing and neural networks; diffractive optics; optical sensing systems; nonlinear optics; broadband technology; deployment issues; planar waveguides; waveguide components; fibers and components; photonic integrated circuits; WDM and multimode waveguide components; hybrid integration; OEIC; photodynamic therapy; medical lasers and delivery systems; laser/tissue studies; clinical laser applications; lasers in opthalmology; laser angioplasty; mode-locked semiconductor and fiber lasers; semiconductor nonlinearities; nonlinear photorefractive materials and liquid crystals; phase conjugation and harmonic generation; semiconductor lasers and solitons; optical filters; transmitters and receivers, high speed IC technologies; long-haul transmission systems; optical switching and networking; WDM networking; optoelectronic materials; device fabrication; packaging and interconnection; optical switches and modulators; vertical cavity semiconductor lasers; high power/semiconductor lasers; 980 nm, III-V visible and single frequency semiconductor lasers; quantum confined structures; II-VI blue green diode lasers; smart pixels; fibre lasers; free electron lasers; solid state and gas lasers; UV and X-ray generation; and laser ablation