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; Peter L. Knight; Steve Knight; Adrian Knowles; Ciaran L. S. Lewis; Ken S. Lipton; Abby Littlechild; John Littlechild; Peter Maggs; Graeme P. A. Malcolm; Stuart P. D. Mangles; William Martin; Paul McKenna; Richard O. Moore; Clive Morrison; Zulfikar Najmudin; David Neely; Geoff H. C. New; Michael J. Norman; Ted Paine; Anthony W. Parker; Rory R. Penman; Geoff J. Pert; Chris Pietraszewski; Andrew Randewich; Nadeem H. Rizvi; Nigel Seddon; Zheng Ming Sheng; David Slater; Roland A. Smith; Christopher Spindloe; Roy Taylor; Gary Thomas; John W. G. Tisch; Justin S. Wark; Colin Webb; S. Mark Wiggins; Dave Willford; Trevor Winstone

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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 HarrisDavid I. Hillier, Christopher J. Hooker, Simon M. Hooker, Nicholas Hopps, Janet Hull, David Hunt, Dino A. Jaroszynski, Mark Kempenaars, Helmut Kessler, Peter L. Knight, Steve Knight, Adrian Knowles, Ciaran L. S. Lewis, Ken S. Lipton, Abby Littlechild, John Littlechild, Peter Maggs, Graeme P. A. Malcolm, Stuart P. D. Mangles, William Martin, Paul McKenna, Richard O. Moore, Clive Morrison, Zulfikar Najmudin, David Neely, Geoff H. C. New, Michael J. Norman, Ted Paine, Anthony W. Parker, Rory R. Penman^*, Geoff J. Pert, Chris Pietraszewski, Andrew Randewich, Nadeem H. Rizvi, Nigel Seddon, Zheng Ming Sheng, David Slater, Roland A. Smith, Christopher Spindloe, Roy Taylor, Gary Thomas, John W. G. Tisch, Justin S. Wark, Colin Webb, S. Mark Wiggins, Dave Willford, Trevor Winstone

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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
Article number	e18
Journal	High Power Laser Science and Engineering
Volume	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/hpl.2021.5
Publication status	Published - 27 Apr 2021

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high-power lasers
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United Kingdom

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Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Nuclear Energy and Engineering

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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., ... Winstone, T. (2021). A history of high-power laser research and development in the United Kingdom. High Power Laser Science and Engineering, 9, Article e18. https://doi.org/10.1017/hpl.2021.5

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