Laser and photonic technologies and solutions influenced many aspects of everyday life. With new and significant recent scientific discoveries in their fields, systems perspectives and integrated design approaches can improve even further the impact in critical areas of challenge. Yet this knowledge is dispersed across several disciplines and research arenas. This book brings together a multidisciplinary group of experts in many of these areas to foster increased understanding of the ways in which systems perspectives may influence laser and photonic innovations and application integration.

Shimon Y. Nof, Andrew M. Weiner, Gary J. Cheng

Introduction to Laser and Photonic Systems and Innovations. Manufacturing and Materials Processing. The Potential Impact of Lasers on Manufacturing in the 21st Century. Laser Rock Drilling R&D. Impact of Lasers on Modern Advanced Manufacturing and Materials Processing. Lasers for Scalable Manufacturing of Solar Energy Devices. Healthcare. Overview of Optics Opportunities and Challenges in Healthcare. Applications of Ultrashort Laser Pulses. In Living Motion: Imaging Cellular Function in Live Tissues. Communication and Security. Shaping Ultrafast Laser Fields for Photonic Signal Processing. Optical Telecommunication Networks. Silicon Integrated Nanophotonics. THz wave air photonics: Bridging the "Gap" and Beyond. Human and Systems Perspectives. Systems Management Approaches. Nested Partitions Optimization Method and its Applications. Robust Coating Design in the Presence of Manufacturing Errors. Laser Systems in Precision Interactions and Collaboration. Emerging Frontiers. Challenges and Future Research Opportunities with Systems Perspectives of Laser and Photonic Systems and Innovations.