The purpose of this book is to provide the reader with an introduction to lasers and their industrial applications. To facilitate this objective, such devices as photodetectors and modulators, which are frequently found in laser applications, are also covered.
The invention of the laser must surely be regarded one of the towering achievements of the 20th century and yet, for the first 10 years, many called it 'a solution in search of a problem'. The sheer amount of knowledge encapsulated in the three volumes that make up this Handbook,
Three-dimensional (3D) laser micro-fabrication has become a fast growing field of science and technology. The very first investigations of the laser modifications and structuring of materials immediately followed the invention of the laser in 1960.
