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Welcome to LaserFest!

Watching your favorite movie on DVD. Surfing the web. Scanning barcodes at the grocery store. For the past 50 years, lasers have revolutionized the way we live. This milestone marks one of the greatest inventions of the 20th century! Through a series of events and programs, LaserFest will help to showcase the prominence of the laser in today's world.

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News

Tel Aviv OSA Student Chapter Celebrates LaserFest PDF
Tel Aviv University OSA Student Chapter

Nifty At Fifty- Five decades of laser technology shine light on chemistry fundamentals
Chemical and Engineering News

Follow LaserFest on the Road through Namibia and South Africa!
Press the 'like' button on facebook for daily updates

Lasers in Science and Industry PDF
A report to OSTP on the contribution of lasers to American jobs and the American economy
Prepared by Dr. Thomas M. Baer and Dr. Fred Schlachter

Laser Days Laser Graffiti Video Contest Winners

PHD Comics: Ode to the Laser

Early Soviet Papers on Quantum Electronics
From 1939 to 1972

Special edition physicsworld magazine- "The Laser at 50"
May 2010

U.S. House of Representatives passes Resolution Recognizing 50th Anniversary of the Laser PDF

LaserFest on the Road: Grant Recipients

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Events & Activities


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Partners

NSFDOESPS

AAPTSigma Pi SigmaAAPM

Partners

GSA

OP-TEC

Laser Optics Berlin

COPUS

Partners

EOSOSCleibinger-stiftung

AMSICO-CIOEPS

Partners

AIP   MPL

AAS   invest photonics

Laser World of Photonics

Partners

AOS    CAP

SPRC    IFCO

MRS

Partners

LASYSPhotonics Center

OPHIRSPIRICON

ASLM

Partners

COS
Cust
Russian Academy of Sciences
CREOL, The College of Optics and Photonics, University of Central Florida

Partners

National University of Ireland, Galway
Laser Institute of America
CIOMP Institute
China Institute of Communications

Partners

Indian Institute of Technology    Academia Mexicana de Optica    Universidade Federal de Pernambuco    OSI    Nour21

IESL

Partners

IEEE Communications Society

University of Rochester (Institute of Optics)

Acoustical Society of America    Optical Society of Korea

Partners

Vienna University of TechnologyHRL Laboratories

Swisslaser

Tunisian Physical Society  Institute of Photonics and NanotechnologiesAdvanced Photonics Research Institute

Partners

50 Years of the Laser in the City of Light  Northern Illinois University STEM
Fitzpatrick Institute for Photonics

Physical Sciences, Incorporated
Physical Society of Hong Kong

Partners

Italian Society for Optics and Photonics  SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Centro de Investigaciones Opticas  Kimathi University College of Technology
Laser Research Institute  College of William & Mary

Partners

Institute of PhysicsUniversita di Pavia
American Chemical Society
Universidad del Valle

Partners

Festival della Scienza

Sponsors

coherent
Infinera
The Boeing Company
AT&T

Sponsors

Lockheed Martin

CVI Melles Griot

Newport Corporation
Air Force Office of Scientific Research

Herbert V. Friedman Inc. | Richard Lounsbery Foundation | Mani Bhaumik

Media Partners

Optics and Photonics News
Laser Focus WorldSPIE Professional
Europa Science

Explore!

Laser Innovations

Medical OCTOptical Coherence Tomography uses lasers to form new, high resolution subsurface images. It is effectively "optical ultrasound".
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Laser History Timeline

19701970: The extremely precise excimer laser is invented, important in photolithography and laser eye surgery.
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Celebrate!

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LaserFest Posters!

Poster Speeding Poster
Curious about the answers to our new posters? Click on the poster to find out more.

LaserFest Video Contest
Winners Announced!!

Surprise! We chose two grand prize winners that will receive $1000 each. We also have a People's Choice Award winner.

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Stay Connected!

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LaserFest on the Road

Traveling Outreach Project: Optics on the Road, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa

Lasers in Action, Science in Action at Simon Fraser University, BC, Canada

LaserFest on the Road- Idaho State University

SpectraSound

SpectraSoundWe present you with SpectraSound, the device that uses laser modulation to send your music across the dance floor... or all the way to NGC 5194. SpectraSound is perfect for the home, classroom, lab and parties! We're selling this kit as part of LaserFest, the 50th anniversary of the laser. With mirrors, you will be able to send your music anywhere! Use your hand or a comb to create scratches like a real laser DJ.

Find out how to get your hands and ears on your own SpectraSound kit.

LaserFest Videos

Lasers Rock Lasers Rock
Students, professors, engineers and industry partners showcasing their musical prowess.

Lasers: Transforming Life Lasers: Transforming Life
Learn about the role lasers play in our everyday lives and their potential for our future.

Kick-off EventLaserFest Kick-off Event: Steven Chu
February 12, 2010
National Museum of American History

Kick-off EventLaserFest Kick-off Event: Highlights
February 12, 2010
National Museum of American History

MaimanTheodore Maiman
An explanation of the first ruby laser by Theodore Maiman

Solution Looking for a ProblemLasers: Solution Looking for a Problem
A documentary by Lawrence Sutherland

History & DevelopmentLaser History & Development
Interview with Charles H. Townes

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Lasers in Pictures

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