The principles necessary for the concept of laser development were reported as early
as the nineteenth century with Bohr's theory of optical resonance. In 1917, Einstein
proposed the concept of stimulated light emission. Finally in 1960, Theodore Maiman
developed the first operational laser, which was a pulsed ruby laser [
[1]
]. His work was based on Albert Einstein's explanation of stimulated emission of radiation,
coupled with Townes' and Schawlow's 1958 work with optical masers [
[2]
]. Since then, much of the progress in laser technology followed weapons research or
commercial applications in the communication and manufacturing industries. When the
“Cold War” ended, increased initiatives by laser manufacturers, formerly dedicated
to military applications, provided a tremendous stimulus for advancements in both
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