A history of high-power laser research and development in the United Kingdom

Colin N.   Danson; Malcolm   White; John R. M.  Barr; Thomas  Bett; Peter  Blyth; David  Bowley; Ceri  Brenner; Robert J. Collins; Neal  Croxford; A. E. Bucker  Dangor; Laurence  Devereux; Peter E.  Dyer; Anthony  Dymoke-Bradshaw; Christopher B.  Edwards; Paul  Ewart; Allister I.  Ferguson; John M.  Girkin; Denis R.  Hall; David C.  Hanna; Wayne  Harris; David I.  Hillier; Christopher J.  Hooker; Simon M.  Hooker; Nicholas  Hopps; Janet  Hull; David  Hunt; Dino A.  Jaroszynski; Mark  Kempenaars; Helmut  Kessler; Sir Peter L.  Knight; Steve  Knight; Adrian  Knowles; Ciaran L. S.  Lewis; Ken S.  Lipton; Abby  Littlechild; John  Littlechild; Peter  Maggs; Graeme P. A.  Malcolm OBE; Stuart P. D.  Mangles; Bill Martin

doi:10.1017/hpl.2021.5

A history of high-power laser research and development in the United Kingdom

Colin N. Danson
, Malcolm White
, John R. M. Barr
, Thomas Bett
, Peter Blyth
, David Bowley
, Ceri Brenner
, Robert J. Collins
, Neal Croxford
, A. E. Bucker Dangor
, Laurence Devereux
, Peter E. Dyer
, Anthony Dymoke-Bradshaw
, Christopher B. Edwards
, Paul Ewart
, Allister I. Ferguson
, John M. Girkin
, Denis R. Hall
, David C. Hanna
, Wayne Harris

David I. Hillier, Christopher J. Hooker, Simon M. Hooker, Nicholas Hopps, Janet Hull, David Hunt, Dino A. Jaroszynski, Mark Kempenaars, Helmut Kessler, Sir Peter L. Knight, Steve Knight, Adrian Knowles, Ciaran L. S. Lewis, Ken S. Lipton, Abby Littlechild, John Littlechild, Peter Maggs, Graeme P. A. Malcolm OBE, Stuart P. D. Mangles, Bill Martin

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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.

Original language	English
Number of pages	86
Journal	High Power Laser Science and Engineering
Volume	9
Issue number	e18
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/hpl.2021.5
Publication status	Published - 27 Apr 2021

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Danson, C. N., White, M., Barr, J. R. M., Bett, T., Blyth, P., Bowley, D., Brenner, C., Collins, R. J., Croxford, N., Dangor, A. E. B., Devereux, L., Dyer, P. E., Dymoke-Bradshaw, A., Edwards, C. B., Ewart, P., Ferguson, A. I., Girkin, J. M., Hall, D. R., Hanna, D. C., ... Martin, B. (2021). A history of high-power laser research and development in the United Kingdom. High Power Laser Science and Engineering, 9(e18). https://doi.org/10.1017/hpl.2021.5

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