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A history of high-power laser research and development in the United Kingdom
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| Title: | A history of high-power laser research and development in the United Kingdom |
| Authors: | Danson, CN White, M Barr, JRM Bett, T Blyth, P Bowley, D Brenner, C Collins, RJ Croxford, N Dangor, AEB Devereux, L Dyer, PE Dymoke-Bradshaw, A Edwards, CB Ewart, P Ferguson, AI Girkin, JM Hall, DR Hanna, DC Harris, W Hillier, DI Hooker, CJ Hooker, SM Hopps, N Hull, J Hunt, D Jaroszynski, DA Kempenaars, M Kessler, H Knight, PL Knight, S Knowles, A Lewis, CLS Lipton, KS Littlechild, A Littlechild, J Maggs, P Malcolm, GPA Mangles, SPD Martin, W McKenna, P Moore, RO Morrison, C Najmudin, Z Neely, D New, GHC Norman, MJ Paine, T Parker, AW Penman, RR Pert, GJ Pietraszewski, C Randewich, A Rizvi, NH Seddon, N Sheng, Z-M Slater, D Smith, RA Spindloe, C Taylor, R Thomas, G Tisch, JWG Wark, JS Webb, C Wiggins, SM Willford, D Winstone, T |
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
| Abstract: | The first demonstration of laser action in ruby was made in 1960 by T. H. Maiman of Hughes Research Laboratories, USA. Many laboratories worldwide began the search for lasers using different materials, operating at different wavelengths. In the UK, academia, industry and the central laboratories took up the challenge from the earliest days to develop these systems for a broad range of applications. This historical review looks at the contribution the UK has made to the advancement of the technology, the development of systems and components and their exploitation over the last 60 years. |
| Issue Date: | 27-Apr-2021 |
| Date of Acceptance: | 27-Jan-2021 |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/89337 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/hpl.2021.5 |
| ISSN: | 2095-4719 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Start Page: | 1 |
| End Page: | 86 |
| Journal / Book Title: | High Power Laser Science and Engineering |
| Volume: | 9 |
| Copyright Statement: | © The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press in association with Chinese Laser Press. This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
| Sponsor/Funder: | Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) The John Adams Institute for Accelerator Science Capital Equipment 2018 Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) |
| Funder's Grant Number: | ST/J002062/1 John Adams Inst ST/P000835/1 ST/P005861/1 ST/P002021/1 ST/S001956/1 ST/S001956/1 ST/V001639/1 |
| Keywords: | Science & Technology Physical Sciences Optics high-power lasers history United Kingdom X-RAY LASER PLANAR WAVE-GUIDE NEON-LIKE GERMANIUM FEMTOSECOND PULSE GENERATION RESOLVED RESONANCE RAMAN HIGH-REPETITION-RATE SINGLE-PASS GAIN CO2 TEA LASER HIGH-ENERGY ORION LASER Science & Technology Physical Sciences Optics high-power lasers history United Kingdom X-RAY LASER PLANAR WAVE-GUIDE NEON-LIKE GERMANIUM FEMTOSECOND PULSE GENERATION RESOLVED RESONANCE RAMAN HIGH-REPETITION-RATE SINGLE-PASS GAIN CO2 TEA LASER HIGH-ENERGY ORION LASER |
| Publication Status: | Published |
| Article Number: | PII S2095471921000050 |
| Online Publication Date: | 2021-04-27 |
| Appears in Collections: | Quantum Optics and Laser Science Physics Plasma Physics |
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