Tunable lasers and applications (Proc. Loen Conf., Norway, 1976)

Abstract

A review is given of the Proceedings of the International Conference on Tunable Lasers and Applications which took place in Loen, Norway June 6?11, 1976 and were published by Springer Verlag, Berlin in 1976. The main results are reviewed under the following headings: I) tunable high-energy ultraviolet and visible lasers; II) tunable infrared lasers; III) isotope separation and laser chemistry; IV) nonlinear excitation of molecules by high-intensity infrared laser radiation; V) laser photokinetics; VI) atmospheric photochemistry and diagnostics; VII) photobiology; VIII) spectroscopic applications of tunable lasers. The following tendencies are identified in the design and application of tunable lasers: 1) development and studies of high-power tunable infrared lasers; 2) development of tunable ultraviolet excimer lasers; 3) intensification of studies of laser isotope separation by selective dissociation of molecules in a strong infrared field; 4) extensive work in laser spectroscopy; 5) application of laser methods to studies of biological objects.