TY - CHAP AU - John Bellum AU - Patrick Rambo AU - Jens Schwarz AU - Ian Smith AU - Mark Kimmel AU - Damon Kletecka AU - Briggs Atherton ED - Krzysztof Jakubczak Y1 - 2011-12-09 PY - 2011 T1 - Production of Optical Coatings Resistant to Damage by Petawatt Class Laser Pulses N2 - The book starts with basic overview of physical phenomena on laser-matter interaction. Then it is followed by presentation of a number of laser applications in the nano-particles and thin films production, materials examination for industry, biological applications (in-vitro fertilization,tissue ablation) and long-range detection issues by LIDARs. BT - Lasers SP - Ch. 2 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/24285 DO - 10.5772/24285 SN - PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-25 ER -