§ Mr. David Priceasked the Minister of Technology whether he will give details of any development work which he is supporting in the field of infra-red amplification by stimulated emission of radiation; (2) whether he will give details of any development work which he is supporting in the field of light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation; and how the work is divided between gaseous lasers, optically pumped lasers and injection lasers; (3) whether he will give details of any development work which he is supporting in ultra-violet amplification by stimulated emission of radiation; (4) whether he will give details of any work which he is supporting in the field of X-ray amplification by stimulated emission of radiation; (5) whether he will give details of any work which he is supporting in the field of gamma-ray amplification by stimulated emission of radiation; (6) whether he will give details of any development work which he is supporting in the field of micro-wave amplification by stimulated emission of radiation; (7) whether he will give details of any development work which he is supporting in the field of 34W radio-frequency amplification by stimulated emission of radiation.
§ Mr. CousinsDevelopment of the following devices incorporating amplification by stimulated emission of radiation is at present being supported by my Department:
- (1) gas devices operating in the sub-millimetre wavelength range and which have the prospect of penetrating fog.
- (2) several types of high output optically pumped solid state lasers for use in high speed photography and in the study of the effects of laser beams on solids and plasmas.
- (3) several types of gas lasers for use in industrial metrology, in photography, in stress analysis and in producing holograms.
Several other Departments are supporting the development of lasers and other related devices and my Department is in close touch with them.