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Since the early work of Maiman, a long list of new types of lasers has appeared. Here we will review those developments which have had particular impact upon the engineering applications possibilities of lasers and holography. Because we shall be discussing how “powerful” some of the recent lasers are, we first recall (1) the various units of power, energy, and dimension (in space and time), and (2) the ranges of frequency and wavelength usually associated with the ultraviolet, visible and infrared regions of the spectrum.
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Kock, W.E. (1975). Recent Developments in Lasers. In: Engineering Applications of Lasers and Holography. Optical Physics and Engineering. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-2160-6_8
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