From dave@quist.ca Wed Nov 13 22:34:50 2002 Return-Path: Received: from jon.quist.ca ([209.167.1.245]) by helios.physics.utoronto.ca (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id WAA6180570 for ; Wed, 13 Nov 2002 22:34:49 -0500 (EST) From: dave@quist.ca Received: (qmail 12718 invoked by uid 33); 14 Nov 2002 03:37:30 -0000 Received: from 128.100.96.195 ( [128.100.96.195]) as user dave@quist.ca@jon.quist.ca by jon.quist.ca with HTTP; Wed, 13 Nov 2002 22:37:30 -0500 Message-ID: <1037245050.3dd31a7a56a63@jon.quist.ca> Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2002 22:37:30 -0500 To: Aephraim Steinberg Subject: Modern Optics Abstract References: <200211071951.gA7Jpf14009851@courses.ece.toronto.edu> In-Reply-To: <200211071951.gA7Jpf14009851@courses.ece.toronto.edu> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit User-Agent: Internet Messaging Program (IMP) 3.1 X-Originating-IP: 128.100.96.195 Status: R Prof. Steinberg, Here is my first attempt at an abstract for the workshop. If you don't think its going to work or think it needs some sort of revision let me know so that I can try again before Friday. Thanks, Dave Military Laser Applications Recently a US military test was in the news in which a laser was used to incinerate a small artillery shell while it was travelling at about 1000 mph. This talk will be given on some of the ways that laser pulses of such immense power are generated. The constraints on laser creation for these applications and the direction of future directions for military laser application will be given. If time permits, some brief comments on socio-political issues and debates of this technology will be made.