Title :
Lasers: a 40-year perspective
Author_Institution :
Vanguard Venture Partners, Houston, TX, USA
Abstract :
The author reviews the development of lasers over a 40 year period. He discusses different types of lasers and their applications concentrating on the communications area.
Keywords :
laser beam applications; lasers; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical transmitters; reviews; 40 year period; 40-year perspective; Internet revolution; WDM; applications; communications; communications eras; communications revolution; fiber optic transmission; information processing; lasers; material processing; medical applications; optical communications; patent wars; reviews; telecommunications; Argon; Chemical lasers; Laboratories; Laser applications; Laser theory; Materials processing; Physics; Semiconductor diodes; Semiconductor lasers; Solid lasers;
Journal_Title :
Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/2944.902159
