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Operable laser invented
the first operable laser was made by Theodore Maiman -
Glass fiber demonstration
glass fibers where used fo light to travel long distances -
First medical use of the ruby laser
In the first medical use of the ruby laser, this ruby laser was used for photocoagulator to destroy a human patient’s retinal tumor. -
Gallium arsenide laser
A gallium laser was developed that converts electrical ernergy into infrared light used for CDs and DVDs -
Heterostructures
Heterostrucres was created for phones -
Intro to (DFB) Lasers
Distrubuted feeback laser systems are invented -
First semiconductor laser
the first semiconductor was invented. It controls room temperatures. The continuos wave operation makes transmission of telephone conversations -
Telephone trail
A series of telephone companies used fibers for communication -
Fiber-Optic cable links major cities
lasers pointed into fibers made a way of light communications and could carry videos -
First confirmation
the generation inoptical fibers is confirmed -
Ultraviolet excimer laser
Ultraviolet excimer laser on biological materials is observed.The laser are made to cut precisely -
Visa hologram cards
Visa begins to put lasr holograms on cards -
laser lithography
fisrt paper to talk about laser lithography -
MCI
single-mode fibers are installed from Newyork to Washington -
Under water fibers
first underwater fiber to carry telecom traffic -
Across the U.S
Single-mode fibers carry across America -
X-ray Laser
x-ray laser expeirementss in which amplified spontaneous emission. -
Laser surgery
laser is used in sugery -
English channel
Fiber-optic cables are across English Channel in service -
Fiber amplifiers
The optical amplifiers boosted the light signals without turning them into electrical signals then light again -
Doped
fibers are introduced with the element ebrium -
For the first time...
First translantic fiber cable is laid with transparent glass -
Optical amplifiers
optical amplifiers that are built in fiber-optic cables is created -
Eistein condesate
First Atom laser was created -
FDA approval
The FDA approved first laser for lasik sugery -
Optical Frequency Comb Technique Developed
ultrafast lasers were advanced to be more accurate andmeasure high frequencies an a time -
new controls
new way to control pulses travel along an optical fibre -
Intel and rama lasers
intel created a cip that had rama lasers by using materials that make lasers today -
Fabricates
a high powered laser diode emits 454 W of continuos waves infrared of light -
Present Day
Most lasers and fiber optics are used in telephone poles, tv's and air travel
