Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-146) and index.
Contents
Industry puts the laser to work / L. Smith -- Lasers and computers / S. Fingerman -- Communicating on a beam of light / L. Lessing -- Communication by optical fiber / J. S. Cook -- Optical data storage / A. L. Hammond -- Holographic optical memory for bulk data storage / L. K. Anderson -- When will core, drum, and disk systems be just a memory? / R. J. Bruun -- Alternative component technologies for advanced memory systems / D. A. Hodges -- Optical techniques light the way to mass-storage media / M. D. Blue -- Optoelectronic memories / R. D. Stewart -- Computer applications of lasers / W. V. Smith -- Applications of lasers to computers / J. Clement and W. C. House.
