and recieve his first patent for the laser. .
The first gas laser helium neon was invented by Ali Javan. Some further laser .
developments were using chemical reactions instead of electric currents to .
generate a lasing effect, using rapid cooling through expansion to cause excitation, using .
dyes as a medium to tune the laser across a range of wavelengths, and using p-n junctions .
in semiconductors or a free electron medium to create lasing effects. .
When world powers found out about the idea of lasers for weapons the just throw .
money at it . They developed laser beam weapons and high powered lasers. Vietnam led .
to the development of laser radar, targeting, and reconnaissance systems. Environmental .
and later energy concerns the OPEC oil crisis led to increased funding for laser research .
investigating things such as air-pollution monitoring and energy applications. .
Communications became one of the biggest arenas in which lasers were thought .
to have application. Increasing telephone use, electronic transmission, relaying of .
television signals, and the need for communication in space all contributed to the .
emphasis placed on laser technology toward communications. The initial attraction to .
lasers for communications came from the fact that the amount of coherent information .
that an electromagnetic wave can carry if proportional to its frequency.
One of the most helpful ways lasers are used to is laser eye surgery. One of the .
most common procedures use is called LASIK. LASIK stands for Laser Assisted In Situ .
Keratomileusis. This literally means, to shape the cornea within, using laser. For example Nearsightedness or myopia occurs when light rays entering the eye are focused in .
front of the retina instead of directly on it. Myopia is usually a result of the curvature .
of the cornea being too strong or the length of the eyeball being too long.
During the LASIK procedure, microscopic layers in the cornea are removed, resulting in a .