The Laser Marketplace

C Breck Hitz

doi:10.1117/12.938900

12 November 1986 The Laser Marketplace

C Breck Hitz

Proceedings Volume 0668, Laser Processing: Fundamentals, Applications, and Systems Engineering; (1986) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.938900
Event: 1986 Quebec Symposium, 1986, Quebec City, Canada

Abstract

The total value of all lasers sold during 1986 in the non-Communist world will exceed US $600 million. This paper examines these sales and categorizes them according to application and according to type of laser. The results are presented both in terms of numbers of lasers sold, and in terms of the value of those lasers. The data are based on extensive interviews with laser manufacturers and laser users.

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C Breck Hitz "The Laser Marketplace", Proc. SPIE 0668, Laser Processing: Fundamentals, Applications, and Systems Engineering, (12 November 1986); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.938900

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