Full Description
The second International Conference on Trends in Quantum Electron ics (TQE'85) was held in Bucharest at the National Centre for Physics in September 1985, and brought together more than 350 scientists from 22 countries. In accordance with the objectives established at the first conference, which was held in 1982 in conjunction with the third International Summer School in Coherent Optics, the second conference con centrated upon the central topics and chief directions of development in quantum electronics - which stands out as an area of science and technology that is currently expanding vigorously. On the other hand, it was also apparent that TQE'85 was primarily influenced by the worldwide celebration, in 1985, of the 25th anniversary of the laser - a moment of prime importance in the development of many frontline fields, including communications, chemistry, biology, health care and materials processing. A special session was devoted to this anniversary. In keeping with the dynamic spirit of the conference, the fine quality of the invited lectures and the other contributions set a high scientific standard for the proceedings. Mention should be made of the posters that were presented throughout the conference. These, together with the exhibition of books and journals and a display of specialized scientific equipment, did much to create a framework for effective communication and stimulating interaction, to the benefit of all the participants. Of invaluable help in the preparation of the conference was the collaboration of the International Scientific Advisory Committee.
Contents
Achievements in the Field of Solid-State Lasers.- Recent Advances in Ultraviolet Laser Technology.- The Pulse-Repetition Operation Regime of a Chemical Oxygen-Iodine Laser.- Experiments on Mode Pulling in a CO2 Laser.- Infrared Solid State Lasers.- Cascade Stimulated Emission in Crystals with Several Metastable States of Ln3+ Ions.- Recent Developments in Monochromatic Birefringent Filters.- Laser Research and Applications in China.- Helical and Linear Distributed Feedback Lasers.- Spectral, Luminescence and Lasing Properties of Yttrium, Scandium, Gallium Garnet Crystals with Chromium and Erbium.- Tunable Dye Lasers in the Visible and Ultraviolet and their Spectroscopic Applications.- "Channeling" of Relativistic Electrons in a Periodic E. M. Potential.- Optogalvanic Laser Frequency Stabilization.- Thermodynamics of Laser Systems.- The Applicability of the Mean-Field Method in Optical Bistability.- Nonlinear Guided Waves: Physics and Applications.- Laser-Plasma Detection: Generation ofUltrahigh-Frequency Currents on Solid Surface Exposed to Laser Radiation.- Electron Stimulated Desorption (ESD): Principles, Techniques and its Applications for Surface Molecules Analysis.- Intense UV-Laser Radiation Interaction with Surfaces.- Fundamentals and Applications of the Interaction of Picosecond, One Micron Radiation with Crystalline Silicon.- Time-resolved Infrared Spectroscopy on the Picosecond and Sub-Picosecond Timescale Studying Coherent Pulse Propagation.- Studies of Metal Oxidation under the Action of CW CO2 Laser Radiation.- Laser Induced Phase Transformation and Vapour Deposition of Amorphous and Crystalline Carbon Phases.- Subnatural Linewidth Laser Spectroscopy.- Analog Optical Computing.- Picosecond Spéctroscopic Investigation on Surfaces.- Optogalvanic Spectroscopy.- Laser Interferometry at 10. 6 µm for Plasma Diagnostics.- Inertial Confinement Fusion with Lasers or Particle Beams.- Optically Pumped FIR Lasers and Their Application in the Plasma Diagnostics.- Heterogeneous Selective Processes under the Action of Laser Radiation.- Trends of Laser Technology in Microelectronics.- Some Properties of New Single-Frequency Stabilized He-Ne Lasers.- Laser Applications in Ophthalmology.- High-Power Fast-Flow CO2 Laser Facility.
