Lasers
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The term laser is an acronym for Light Amplification by Stimulated
Emission of Radiation. A laser is an active electron device that
converts input power into a very narrow, intense beam of coherent
light. The essential elements of a laser include a laser medium,
power supply, optical cavity or resonator, and output coupler.
The laser medium consists of a collection of atoms, molecules,
ions, or a crystalline solid or semiconducting crystal, that generates
laser light. A carefully aligned laser mirror is added at each
end of the collection of atoms to form an optical resonator, in
which the lightwave can bounce back and forth many times. The
input power excites the atoms of the optical resonator to a higher
energy level. The pumping or excitation process delivers energy
to excite the atoms of the laser medium out of their lowest quantum
energy level into higher quantum energy levels. When an atom of
the laser medium is excited, it temporarily occupies a higher
energy level, and then subsequently falls to a lower energy state.
In the process, the optical cavity or resonator forces the excited
atoms to radiate in phase, and concentrates the light to stimulate
the emission of laser radiation. As a result, light is emitted
of a certain wavelength. Optical feedback elements allow a beam
of radiation to either pass once through the laser medium (i.e.,
as in a laser amplifier) or bounce back and forth repeatedly through
the laser medium, amplifying the light (i.e., as in a laser oscillator).
An output coupler is a special mirror at one end of the laser
that is constructed in such a way that some of the laser light
escapes from the active medium.
Laser light is emitted in a directional beam, and can be produced
from the x-ray through to the ultraviolet, visible, and infrared
radiation parts of the spectrum. Characteristics often associated
with laser light include having a narrow output beam (i.e., energy
is focused with a lot of energy concentrated on a small area,
thus producing high intensity inside the small area of the laser
beam), monochromatic light (i.e., containing only a narrow range
of wavelengths), and coherent emission (i.e., most of its optical
spectrum is of the same wavelength and in-phase). Various types
of lasers differ according to characteristics such as output wavelength
or wavelengths, output power, duration of emission (i.e., pulsed
or continuous), beam divergence and size, coherence, efficiency,
and power requirements.
Laser applications include materials working (i.e., cutting,
welding, drilling, and otherwise modifying industrial materials,
including both metals and nonmetals), communications and information
processing, medicine, measurement and inspection, data capture,
surveying, marking, and alignment, printing and graphics, laser
weaponry, isotope enrichment, holography, inertial confinement
fusion, spectroscopy and atomic physics, and plasma diagnostics.
This guide supersedes TB 80-6 in providing a review of the literature
in the Library of Congress on lasers and their applications. Not
intended as a comprehensive bibliography, the guide is designed--as
the name of the series implies--to put the reader "on target."
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Hecht, Jeff. The laser guidebook. 2nd ed.
Blue Ridge Summit, Pa., TAB Books, 1992. 498 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
TA1683.H43 1992 <SciRR>
----- Understanding lasers. 2nd ed. Indianapolis,
Ind., H. W. Sams, c1988. 433 p.
TA1675.H435 1988 <SciRR>
Lasers: invention to application. John R. Whinnery,
symposium chairman; Jesse H. Ausubel, H. Dale Langford, editors;
National Academy of Engineering. Washington, National Academy Press,
1987. 134 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
TA1684.L33 1987 <SciRR>
Muncheryan, Hrand M. Laser and optoelectronic engineering.
New York, Hemisphere Pub. Corp., c1991. 371 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
TA1675.M85 1991 <SciRR>
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Subject headings used by the Library of Congress,
under which books on lasers can be located in most card, book, and
online catalogs include the following:
Highly Relevant
LASERS
See also headings beginning with the words LASER or
LASERS, i.e.,
LASER
BEAM CUTTING
LASER
BEAMS
LASER
COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
LASER
DOPPLER VELOCIMETER
LASER
ENDOSCOPY
LASER
FUSION
LASER
INDUSTRY
LASER
INTERFEROMETERS
LASER
MATERIALS
LASER
PLASMAS
LASER
PULSES, ULTRASHORT
LASER
SPECTROSCOPY
LASER
TRANSITIONS
LASER
WELDING
LASERS
IN BIOLOGY
LASERS
IN MEDICINE
LASERS
IN SURVEYING
LASERS
IN SURGERY
See also headings of different types of lasers, i.e.,
CHEMICAL
LASERS
DYE
LASERS
FAR
INFRARED LASERS
FREE
ELECTRON LASERS
GAMMA
RAY LASERS
GAS
LASERS
HIGH
POWER LASERS
IODINE
LASERS
INJECTION
LASERS
MODE-LOCKED
LASERS
Nd-YAG
LASERS
NEODYMIUM
GLASS LASERS
RARE
EARTH LASERS
RUBY
LASERS
SEMICONDUCTOR
LASERS
SOLID-STATE
LASERS
TUNABLE
LASERS
X-RAY
LASERS
See also headings of specific gas lasers, i.e.,
ARGON
LASERS
CARBON
DIOXIDE LASERS
CARBON
MONOXIDE LASERS
EXCIMER
LASERS
GASDYNAMIC
LASERS
HELIUM-MERCURY
LASERS
HELIUM-NEON
LASERS
METAL
VAPOR LASERS
MOLECULAR
GAS LASERS
PLASMA
LASERS
Relevant
ATMOSPHERE--LASER
OBSERVATIONS
CARTOGRAPHY--LASER
USE IN
FINGERPRINTS--LASER
USE IN
HOLOGRAPHY
LASER-PLASMA
INTERACTIONS
METALLURGY--LASER
USE IN
MEDICAL LASER INDUSTRY
NEGATIVE TEMPERATURE
NUCLEAR-PUMPED
LASERS
OPTICAL
RADAR
OPTICAL
SCANNERS
OPTICAL
STORAGE DEVICES
OPTOACOUSTIC
SPECTROSCOPY
PHOTOTHERMAL
SPECTROSCOPY
PICOSECOND
PULSES
PRECIPITATION
(METEOROLOGY)--LASER OBSERVATIONS
SEMICONDUCTOR
INDUSTRY--LASER USE IN
TIME-RESOLVED
SPECTROSCOPY
Related
NONLINEAR
OPTICS
QUANTUM
ELECTRONICS
QUANTUM
OPTICS
QUANTUM
THEORY
More General
ELECTROOPTICAL
DEVICES
ELECTROOPTICS
LIGHT
AMPLIFIERS
LIGHT
SOURCES
OPTOELECTRONIC
DEVICES
OPTOELECTRONICS
PHOTOELECTRONIC
DEVICES
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Das, Pankaj K. Lasers and optical engineering.
New York, Springer-Verlag, c1991. 470 p.
Bibliography: p. 459-462.
TA1677.D37 1991 <SciRR>
Encyclopedia of lasers and optical technology.
Robert A. Meyers, editor. San Diego, Academic Press, c1991. 764
p.
Includes bibliographical references.
TA1509.E53 1991 <SciRR>
Gibilisco, Stan. Understanding lasers. Blue
Ridge Summit, Pa., TAB Books, c1989. 169 p.
Bibliography: p. 164.
TA1675.G53 1989 <SciRR>
Hallmark, Clayton L., and Delton T. Horn. Lasers--the
light fantastic. 2nd ed. Blue Ridge Summit, Pa., TAB Books,
c1987. 278 p.
TA1675.H35 1987
Hitz, C. Breck. Understanding laser technology:
an intuitive introduction to basic and advanced laser concepts.
Tulsa, Okla., PennWell Books, c1985. 226 p.
Bibliography: p. 222.
TA1675.H58 1985 <SciRR>
2nd ed. published in 1992.
Introduction to lasers. 2nd ed. Waco, Tex.,
Center for Occupational Research and Development, 1986. 283 p. (Laser/electro-optics
technology series, v. 1)
Includes bibliographical references.
TA1675.I58 1986
Lasers and light; readings from Scientific American.
With introductions by Arthur L. Schawlow. San Francisco, W. H. Freeman,
1969. 376 p.
Bibliography: p. 361-371.
QC351.L35 <SciRR>
Laurence, Clifford L. The laser book: a new technology
of light. New York, Prentice Hall, c1986. 208 p.
Bibliography: p. 197-199.
TA1680.L38 1986
Lugomer, Stjepan. Laser technology: laser driven
processes. Englewood Cliffs, N.J., Prentice Hall, c1990. 449
p.
Includes bibliographical references.
TA1677.L84 1990 <SciRR>
Siegman, A. E. Lasers. Mill Valley, Calif.,
University Science Books, c1986. 1283 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
TA1675.S5 1986
Wilson, J., and J. F. B. Hawkes. Lasers, principles
and applications. New York, Prentice Hall, 1987. 308 p. T
Includes bibliographical references.
A1675.W55 1987
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Analogies in optics and micro electronics: selected
contributions on recent developments. Edited by Willem van Haeringen
and Daan Lenstra. Dordrecht, Netherlands, Boston, Kluwer Academic,
c1990. 261 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
TA1675.A49 1990
Bone, Jan. Opportunities in laser technology careers.
Lincolnwood, Ill., VGM Career Horizons, c1989. 148 p.
Bibliography: p. 136-148.
TA1677.B66 1988
Hecht, Jeff. Laser pioneers. Boston, Academic
Press, c1992. 298 p.
Bibliography: p. 285-289.
TA1677.H43 1992
Rev. ed. of Laser pioneer interviews (1985).
Horn, Delton T. Laser experimenter's handbook.
2nd. ed. Blue Ridge Summit, Pa., TAB Books, c1988. 167 p.
TA1675.H67 1988
Iannini, Robert E. Build your own working fiberoptic,
infrared, and laser space-age projects. Blue Ridge Summit, Pa.,
TAB Books, c1987. 262 p.
TA1680.I18 1987
Industrial lasers. Dearborn, Mich., Society
of Manufacturing Engineers, Publications Development Dept., c1986.
530 p.
TA1674.I53 1986
Light and its uses: making and using lasers, holograms,
interferometers, and instruments of dispersion: readings from Scientific
American. With introductions by Jearl Walker. San Francisco,
W. H. Freeman, 1980. 147 p.
Bibliography: p. 143-144.
TA1688.L53 <SciRR>
Luxon, James T., and David E. Parker. Industrial
lasers and their applications. 2nd ed. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.,
Prentice Hall, c1992. 301 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
TA1677.L89 1992
Mauldin, John H. Light, lasers, and optics.
Blue Ridge Summit, Pa., TAB Books, c1988. 243 p.
Bibliography: p. 221-235.
QC358.M38 1988 <SciRR>
McComb, Gordon. The laser cookbook: 88 practical
projects. Blue Ridge Summit, Pa., TAB Books, 1988. 404 p.
Bibliography: p. 386-390.
TA1675.M39 1988
Milonni, Peter W., and Joseph H. Eberly. Lasers.
New York, Wiley, c1988. 731 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
QC688.M55 1988 <SciRR>
Safford, Edward L., and John A. McCann. Fiberoptics
and laser handbook. 2nd ed. Blue Ridge Summit, Pa., TAB Books,
c1988. 236 p.
TA1800.S24 1988 <SciRR>
Scruby, C. B., and L. E. Drain. Laser ultrasonics:
techniques and applications. Bristol, England, Philadelphia,
A. Hilger, c1990. 447 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
TA1677.S39 1990
Selected papers on laser design. Hugo Weichel,
editor. Bellingham, Wash., SPIE Optical Engineering Press, c1991.
700 p. (SPIE milestone series, v. MS 29)
Includes bibliographical references.
TA1677.S415 1991
A reprint collection of outstanding papers from
the world literature on optical and optoelectronic science, engineering,
and technology.
Sliney, David H., and Myron Wolbarsht. Safety with
lasers and other optical sources: a comprehensive handbook.
New York, Plenum Press, c1980. 1035 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
TA1677.S44 <SciRR>
Svelto, Orazio. Principles of lasers. 3rd ed.
Translated from Italian and edited by David C. Hanna. New York,
Plenum, c1989. 494 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
QC688.S913 1989 <SciRR>
Translation of Principi dei laser.
Verdeyen, Joseph Thomas. Laser electronics.
2nd ed. Englewood Cliffs, N.J., Prentice Hall, c1989. 622 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
TA1675.V47 1989 <SciRR>
Winburn, D. C. Practical laser safety. 2nd
ed., rev. and expanded. New York, M. Dekker, 1990. 241 p. (Occupational
safety and health, 11)
Includes bibliographical references.
TA1677.W56 1990 <SciRR>
----- What every engineer should know about
lasers. New York, M. Dekker, c1987. 203 p. (What every engineer
should know, v. 22) TA1675.W56 1987
Yariv, Amnon. Quantum electronics. 3rd ed.
New York, Wiley, c1989. 676 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
QC688.Y37 1989 <SciRR>
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American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists.
A guide for control of laser hazards. 4th ed. Cincinnati,
Ohio, American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists,
1990. 73 p.
Bibliography: p. 71-72.
TA1677.A48 1990
Anderberg, Bengt, and Myron L. Wolbarsht. Laser
weapons: the dawn of a new military age. New York, Plenum Press,
c1992. 244 p.
Bibliography: p. 231-232.
UG486.A53 1992
Brau, Charles A. Free-electron lasers. Boston,
Academic Press, c1990. 420 p. (Advances in electronics and electron
physics. Supplement, 22)
Includes bibliographical references.
TA1693.B74 1990
Chemical lasers. N. G. Basov and others. Berlin,
New York, Springer-Verlag, c1990. 370 p.
Bibliography: p. 347-368.
TA1690.C47 1990
Dye lasers. 3rd enl. and rev. ed. Edited by
F. P. Schafer, with contributions by K. H. Drexhage and others.
Berlin, New York, Springer-Verlag, c1990. 244 p. (Topics in applied
physics, v. 1)
Bibliography: p. 221-234.
TA1690.D84 1990
Elton, Raymond C. X-ray lasers. Boston, Academic
Press, c1990. 287 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
TA1693.B74 1990
High power lasers. Edited by A. Niku-Lari and
B. L. Mordike. Oxford, New York, Pergamon Press, 1989. 335 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
TA1677.H535 1989
Infrared absorbing dyes. Edited by Masaru Matsuoka.
New York, Plenum Press, c1990. 220 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
TA1690.I53 1990
Jain, Kanti. Excimer laser lithography. Bellingham,
Wash., SPIE Optical Engineering Press, c1990. 212 p.
Bibliography: p. 193-207.
TA1695.J35 1990
Laser applications in medicine and biology.
v. 1- New York, Plenum Press, 1971- irregular.
R857.L37L37 <SciRR>
Laser microfabrication: thin film processes and
lithography. Edited by Daniel J. Ehrlich, Jeffrey Y. Tsao. Boston,
Academic Press, c1989. 587 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
TA1677.L366 198
Ohtsu, Motoichi. Highly coherent semiconductor
lasers. Boston, Artech House, c1992. 340 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
TA1700.O38 1991
Optical fibre lasers and amplifiers. Edited
by P. W. France. Glasgow, Blackie; Boca Raton, Fla., CRC Press,
1991. 259 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
TA1677.F53 1991
Roberson, C. W., and P. Sprangle. A review of free
electron lasers. Washington, Naval Research Laboratory, 1990.
143 p.
Bibliography: p. 132-143.
TA1693.R63 1990
Published in Physics of fluids, 1, 3, (1989).
Selected papers on CO2 lasers. James
D. Evans, editor. Bellingham, Wash., SPIE Optical Engineering Press,
c1990. 547 p. (SPIE milestone series, v. MS 22)
Includes bibliographical references.
TA1695.S45 1990
Selected papers on solid state lasers. Richard
C. Powell, editor. Bellingham, Wash., SPIE Optical Engineering Press,
c1991. 476 p. (SPIE milestone series, v. MS 31)
Includes bibliographical references.
TA1705.S44 1991
Semiconductor diode lasers. v. 1- Edited by
William Streifer, Michael Ettenberg. New York, IEEE Press, c1991-
Includes bibliographical references.
TA1700.S44 1991
Sigmond, J., and Marten Terpstra, eds. High-power
lasers: improvements and applications: a literature study. London,
New York, Elsevier Applied Science, c1988. 226 p.
Bibliography: p. 225-226.
TA1677.S42 1988
A compilation of patents and patent applications
and some technical and scientific literature published on high-power
lasers from January 1980 to January 1986.
Steen, W. M. Laser material processing. London,
New York, Springer-Verlag, c1991. 266 p.
Includes bibliographical references
TA1677.S73 1991
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Arecchi, F. T., and E. O. Schulz-Dubois, eds. Laser
handbook. v. 1-6. Amsterdam, North-Holland Pub. Co., New York,
American Elsevier Pub. Co., 1972-1990.
Includes bibliographical references.
TA1675.A73
Gas lasers. Editor, Marvin J. Weber. Boca Raton,
Fla., CRC Press, c1982. 575 p. (CRC handbook of laser science and
technology, v. 2)
Includes bibliographical references.
TA1695.G34 1982 <SciRR>
Handbook of molecular lasers. Edited by Peter
K. Cheo. New York, M. Dekker, c1987. 652 p. (Optical engineering,
14)
Includes bibliographical references.
TA1695.H36 1987
Handbook of solid-state lasers. Edited by Peter
K. Cheo. New York, M. Dekker, 1988, c1989. 619 p. (Optical engineering,
v. 18)
Includes bibliographical references.
TA1705.H36 1989
The Industrial laser handbook. New York, Springer-Verlag,
1992-1993 ed.- biennial.
TA1671.I53 <SciRR>
Laser and electron beam material processing: handbook.
N. Rykalin and others. Moscow, Mir Publishers, c1988. 591 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
TA1677.L38813 1988
Translation of Lazernaia i elektronno-luchevaia
obrabotka materialov.
Laser focus with fiberoptic technology buyers'
guide. Westford, Mass., Laser Focus, 1965- annual.
TA1674.L37 <SciRR>
Lasers. Editor, Marvin J. Weber. Boca Raton,
Fla., CRC Press, c1991. 595 p. (CRC handbook of laser science and
technology. Supplement, 1)
Includes bibliographical references
TA1675.L378 1991 <SciRR>
Lasers and masers. Editor, Marvin J. Weber.
Boca Raton, Fla., CRC Press, c1982. 552 p. (CRC Handbook of laser
science and technology, v. 1)
Includes bibliographical references.
TA1675.L38 1982 <SciRR>
Optical materials. Editor, Marvin J. Weber.
Boca Raton, Fla., CRC Press, c1986-c1987. 3 v. (CRC handbook of
laser science and technology, v. 3-5)
Includes bibliographical references.
QC374.O66 1986 <SciRR>
Contents:--pt. 1. Nonlinear optical properties/radiation
damage--pt. 2. Properties--pt. 3. Applications, coating, and fabrication.
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International Conference on Lasers. Proceedings
of the International Conference on Lasers. McLean, Va., STS
Press, Society for Optical & Quantum Electronics, 1978- annual.
TA1673.I5578a
Modeling and simulation of laser systems II: proceedings,
23-24 January 1991, Los Angeles, California. Alvin D. Schnurr,
chair/editor; Sponsored by SPIE-the International Society for Optical
Engineering. Bellingham, Wash., The Society, 1991. 351 p. (SPIE
proceedings series, v. 1415)
Includes bibliographical references.
TA1673.M629 1991
Short-pulse high-intensity lasers and applications:
22-23 January 1991, Los Angeles, California. Hector A. Baldis,
chair/editor; Sponsored and published by SPIE--the International
Society for Optical Engineering. Bellingham, Wash., SPIE, c1991.
145 p. (SPIE--the International Society for Optical Engineering:
Proceedings, v. 1413)
Includes bibliographical references.
TA1673.S53 1991
Part of a four-conference program ... held at
SPIE's Symposium on High-Power Lasers, a part of OE/LASE '91, 20-25-January
1991.
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Technical reports and other types of literature are
indexed in the following guides:
Government Reports Announcements & Index
(1946-)
Z7916.G78 <SciRR A&I> and <SciRR
CD-ROM>
See: Lasers
Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications
(1895-)
Z1233.A18 <SciRR A&I>
See: Lasers
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The following selected technical reports are available
in the microform collection of the Science Reading Room. They may
also be purchased from the National Technical Information Service,
Springfield, Virginia 22161.
Boeck, H. Laser surveillance system (LASSY).
Vienna, International Atomic Energy Agency, 1991. 13 p. (IAEAR4273F)
DE92615187 <SciRR>
Govindaraju, Madhav Rao, and others. Laser coating
of composites for enhanced wear and corrosion resistance. Final
rept. 1 Jul-31 Dec 91. Ames, Iowa, Laser Science Co., 1992.
53p. (ARO290441MSSBI) (DAAL0391C0040)
ADA2492312 <SciRR>
Kautz, D. D., and others. Preliminary cutting and
drilling studies using new generation lasers. Livermore, Calif.,
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 1992. 5 p. (UCRLJC109918)
(CONF9111894)
DE92009681 <SciRR>
Proceedings of the Tokyo international symposium
'90 on free electron lasers. Tokyo, Japan Atomic Energy Research
Inst., 1991. 148 p. (JAERIM91141) (CONF-900168)
DE92751037 <SciRR>
JAERI free electron symposium, Tokyo (Japan),
29-30 Jan 1990.
Torczynski, J. R., and D. R. Neal. Transient gas
motion in nuclear-reactor-pumped lasers: computational and experimental
results. Albuquerque, N.M., Sandia National Laboratories, 1991.
26p. (SAND911441C) (CONF9206051)
DE92002357 <SciRR>
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Bibliography of Soviet laser developments, March-April
1988. Washington, Defense Intelligence Agency, Directorate for
Scientific and Technical Intelligence, 1990. 110 p. (DIADST2700Z00290)
ADA2277887 <SciRR>
Dorros, Gerald, and Darrell Seeley. Understanding
lasers: a basic manual for medical practitioners including an extensive
bibliography of medical applications. Mt. Kisco, N.Y., Futura
Pub. Co., 1991. 176 p.
Bibliography: p. 73-169.
R857.L37D667 1990 <SciRR>
Gomersall, Alan. Lasers in materials processing:
a bibliography of a developing technology. Kempston, Bedford,
UK, IFS (Publications); Berlin, New York, Springer-Verlag, 1986.
167 p.
Z5838.L3G65 1986
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Abstracting and indexing services that index relevant
journal articles and other literature under the subject headings
LASERS are listed below. Consult reference librarian for locations
of these materials in Science Reading Room; some are available in
CD-ROM format.
Applied Science & Technology Index (1913
- )
Z7913.I7 <SciRR> and <SciRR CD-ROM>
Biological Abstracts (1926- )
QH301.B37 <SciRR A&I>
Biological Abstracts/RRM (1980- )
Z5321.B672 <SciRR A&I>
Biological & Agricultural Index (1916-
)
Z5073.A46 <SciRR A&I> and <SciRR
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Chemical Abstracts (1907- )
QD1.A51 <SciRR A&I>
Current Physics Index (1975- )
Z7143.C87 <SciRR A&I>
Current Technology Index (1962- )
Z7913.B7 <SciRR A&I>
Electrical & Electronics Abstracts (1898-
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Z5833.E37 <SciRR A&I> and <SciRR
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Energy Research Abstracts (1976- )
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Engineering Index (1884- )
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General Science Index (1978- )
Z7401.G46 <SciRR A&I>
INIS Atomindex (1970- )
Z7144.N8I18 <SciRR A&I>
Index Medicus (1960- )
Z6660.I422 <SciRR A&I> and <SciRR
CD-ROM>
International Aerospace Abstracts (1961- )
TL500.I57 <SciRR A&I>
Journal of Current Laser Abstracts (1964- )
TK7871.3.J65 <SciRR A&I>
Magazine Index (1980- )
Available in several formats in LC
Physics Abstracts (1898- )
QC1.P46 <SciRR A&I> and <SciRR CD-ROM>
Physics Briefs (1979- )
QC1.P6535
Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature (1900-
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AI3.R48<B&E>
Referativnyi Zhurnal. 18, Fizika (1954- )
QC1.A419633<EurRR>
Referativnyi Zhurnal. 24, Radiotekhnika (1967-
)
Z7222.R43<EurRR>
Solid State and Superconductivity Abstracts
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TK7800.S6
SPIE Publication Index (1990- )
Z7144.O6S66 <SciRR>
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Journals that often contain articles relevant to lasers include:
Applied Optics |
QC350.O62 |
Applied Physics. B. Photophysics and Laser
Chemistry |
QC1.A734 |
Applied Physics Letters |
QC1.A74 |
Chinese Physics. Lasers |
QC685.C47 |
European Electro-Optics |
TA1501.L375 |
IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics |
TK7800.I53 |
IEEE Photonics Technology Letters
Review Before Binding |
<N&CPR> |
Journal of Applied Physics |
QC1.J83 |
Journal of Soviet Laser Research |
TA1501.J68 |
Laser and Electro-Optic Reviews |
TK7871.3.L336 |
Lasers & Optronics |
TA1671.L376 |
Laser and Particle Beams |
QC689.5.L37L38 |
Laser Chemistry |
QD701.L35 |
Laser Focus World |
TA1501.L37 |
Laser Focus World. European Supplement |
TA1501.L375 |
Lasers in Engineering |
TA367.5.L37 |
Lasers in the Life Sciences Review Before
Binding |
<N&CPR> |
Laser Physics |
QC685.L29 |
Laser Report |
Current Issues Only <N&CPR> |
Medical Industry Laser Report |
Current Issues Only <N&CPR> |
Optical and Quantum Electronics |
TA1671.O68 |
Optical Engineering |
TR692.5.S65 |
Optics and Laser Technology |
QC350.O66 |
Optics and Spectroscopy |
QC350.O6813 |
Optics Communications |
QC350.O684 |
Optics Letters |
QC350.O663 |
Physical Review A |
QC1.P42 |
Physical Review Letters |
QC1.P43 |
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Badawi, K. F., and others. Measurements of the main
characteristics of a high power laser beam. Lasers in engineering,
v. 1, no. 2, 1991: 75-88.
TA367.5.L37
Brauch, U., and others. Influence of operating temperature
on the power, divergence, and stress-induced birefringence in solar-pumped
solid state lasers. Optical engineering, v. 31, May 1992:
1072-1078.
TR692.5.S65
Dyakova, Yu., and S. Shavkunov. Russian laser market
opens up. Laser report, v. 28, Apr. 15, 1992: 1, 6-7.
Current Issues Only <N&CPR>
Gottschalk, Mark A. Lasers light a path for military
detection applications. Design news, v. 48, Apr. 20, 1992:
34, 36.
TA175.D4
Krainov, V. V., and V. E. Yashin. Stabilization of
laser-pulse energy by stimulated Brillouin scattering. Optics
and spectroscopy, v. 70, June 1991: 771-773.
QC350.O6813
Kubo, Tracy S., and Thomas J. Kane. Diode-pumped lasers
at five eye-safe wavelengths. IEEE journal of quantum electronics,
v. 28, Apr. 1992: 1033-1040.
TK7800.I53
Leib, K. G., and B. J. Pernick. Optical testing of
large windows for laser applications. Optics & laser technology,
v. 24, June 1992: 123-127.
QC350.O66
Malcolm, G. P. A., and A. I. Ferguson. Mode-locking
of diode laser-pumped solid-state lasers. Optical and quantum
electronics, v. 24, no. 7, 1992: 705-717.
TA1671.O68
Mignon, Marc, and Emmanuel Desurvire. An analytical
model for the determination of optimal output reflectivity and fiber
length in erbium-doped fiber lasers. IEEE photonics technology
letters, v. 4, Aug. 1992: 850-852.
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Mishchenko, S. A., and others. Lasing characteristics
of excimer active media near the pumping threshold by a hard ionization
source. Laser physics, v. 2, Feb. 1992: 19-26.
QC685.L29
O'Connor, Leo. Laser probes work in varied environments.
Mechanical engineering, v. 114, Apr. 1992: 20.
DTJ1.A72
Park, Namkyoo, and others. Linewidth and frequency
jitter measurement of an erbium-doped fiber ring laser by using
a loss-compensated, delayed self-heterodyne interferometer. Optics
letters, v. 17, Sept. 15, 1992: 1274-1276.
QC350.O663
Staromlynska, J. A double-element broad-band liquid
crystal tunable filter; factors affecting contrast ratio. IEEE
journal of quantum electronics, v. 28, Feb. 1992: 501-506.
TK7800.I53
Tan, Weihan, and C. S. Liu. Raman and Brillouin scattering
in the filaments in laser-irradiated plasma. Laser and particle
beams, v. 10, no. 1, 1992: 15-22.
QC689.5.L37L38
Vaccari, John A. Laser shocking extends fatigue life.
American machinist, v. 136, July 1992: 62-64.
TJ1.A5
Yanagawa, Toru, and others. Bactericidal effect of
argon laser on various organisms. Lasers in the life sciences,
v. 4, no. 4, 1992: 201-206.
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Zhitnev, Yu. N., and others. The pulsed homogeneous
laser pyrolysis: determination of Arrhenius parameters of CHClF2
destruction basing on the model of physical and chemical processes.
Laser chemistry, v. 11, no. 2, 1991: 71-81.
QD701.L35
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Selected materials available in the Science Reading
Room pamphlet boxes include the following:
Allario, Frank, and others. Laser remote sensing supports
aviation safety. Laser focus world, v. 28, Apr. 1992: 59-68.
Arons, Irving J. Will corneal sculpting with excimer lasers eliminate
eyeglasses? Laser focus world, v. 28, Mar. 1992: 53-62.
Hecht, Jeff. Excimer lasers produce powerful ultraviolet pulses.
Laser focus world, v. 28, June 1992: 63-72.
Higgins, Thomas V. Nondestructive testing comes to life with holography.
Laser focus world, v. 28, Aug. 1992: 67-76.
Higgins, Thomas V. Free-electron lasers edge toward practicality.
Laser focus world, v. 28, May 1992: 113-124.
Kales, David. Review and forecast of laser markets: 1992. Laser
focus world, v. 28, Jan. 1992: 57-70.
Messenger, Heather W., and Yvonne A. Carts. Outlook for 1992:
user needs spur technical advances. Laser focus world,
v. 28, Jan. 1992: 73-80.
Takarabe, Mark. Precision sensing with lasers. Machine design,
v. 64, July 23, 1992: 62-66.
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