Lasers '88; Proceedings of the International Conference, Lake Tahoe, NV, Dec. 4-9, 1988

Papers are presented on quantum optics and electronics, VUV and X-ray lasers, excimer lasers, free electron lasers, chemical lasers, nuclear-pumped lasers, directed energy technology for strategic defense, discharge lasers, and high power gas lasers. Also covered are CO2 and FIR lasers, ultrafast lasers and techniques, dye lasers, solid state lasers, semiconductor and diode lasers, and nonlinear effects in fibers and fiber lasers. Additional papers are also presented on dynamic gratings and wave mixing; laser radars, lidars, and remote sensing; diode laser applications; adaptive optics and propagation; ultrafast phenomena; laser spectroscopy and lasers in chemistry; laser dyes; and imaging techniques. Finally, papers covering optical devices and measuring instruments, lasers in medicine, lasers in industry, and lasers in education round out the proceedings.