ABSTRACT
Commercial lasers are arranged in order of increasing wavelength in Table 6.1. The medium (gas, liquid, or solid), laser type, and mode of operation (pulsed or cw) are given. The data were compiled from recent (1995-1997) laser buyers' guides and manufacturer's literature may not be the only lasers available commercially nor may the lasers still be manufactured. Representative output power or energies of solid state (crystalline, glass, and polymer), semiconductor, liquid organic dye, and gas lasers are given in Tables 6.1.1, 6.2.1, 6.3.1, and 6.4.1, respectively. These latter data are also taken from recent (1995-1997) laser buyers' guides and can be expected to change due to advances in technology.
