Interesting
Topics
All files are in PDF Format
First eight articles are the courtesy of Lucent
Technologies and Bell Labs.
These files are used with permission and are copyrighted
properties of Lucent Technologies.
| Title of Document | Description | File Size |
| Explaination
of what a laser is and how it works [Courtesy of Lucent Technologies and Bell Labs. Used with permission] |
(96 KB) | |
| In depth history of the
laser from its invention to the present [Courtesy of Lucent Technologies and Bell Labs. Used with permission] |
(256 KB) | |
| Events surronding the
invention of the laser and its effect on the electronics
industry [Courtesy of Lucent Technologies and Bell Labs. Used with permission] |
(640 KB) | |
| Biography of Arthur L. Schawlow | In
depth biography of the life of Arthur L. Schawlow [Courtesy of Lucent Technologies and Bell Labs. Used with permission] |
(128 KB) |
| In
depth biography of the life of Charles H. Townes [Courtesy of Lucent Technologies and Bell Labs. Used with permission] |
(128 KB) | |
| The
many different laser types which came as a result of
research at Bell Labs [Courtesy of Lucent Technologies and Bell Labs. Used with permission] |
(288 KB) | |
| Melvin
Lax one of the pioneers in the field of laser physics [Courtesy of Lucent Technologies and Bell Labs. Used with permission] |
(352 KB) | |
| Laser
physics celebration was held May 4, 1998 to mark the 40th
anniversary of the laser's invention [Courtesy of Lucent Technologies and Bell Labs. Used with permission] |
(160
KB) (576 KB) |
|
REFLECTIONS: Winning the laser-patent
war |
(96 KB) | |
Professor Charles Kao delivers the IEE
International Lecture |
(96 KB) |