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IntroductionWe had a very full and productive conference with a good mix of papers and several international speakers. The Conference focused on gas-phase lasers and some high power laser interactions. We began with a short informal session that summarized the history of gas lasers over the last 50 years. That was followed by several papers that described a new class of gas lasers: Optically Pumped Rare Gas Lasers. This new approach complements the rapidly growing area of Diode Laser Pumped Alkali Lasers known as DPAL that was first announced at our meeting in 2003. DPAL was well represented as this system continues to develop. We believe that both these systems have potential for high power scaling and applications. We also had presentations that described advances in narrow band diode lasers that can serve as excitation sources for DPAL and perhaps the rare gas systems. Another relatively new gas laser, the Electric Oxygen Iodine Laser was also discussed. Finally, several papers were presented that described novel applications of high power lasers: One of these discussed the design and ongoing construction of an ultra-high power laser facility in Prague that will be available for researchers from around the world. The laser sources at this facility will be available for basic laser physics and laser materials interactions including biological studies. In summary, we were very pleased with the program and the attendance. The discussions at the sessions were very productive, and we look forward to future conferences. Steven J. Davis Michael C. Heaven J. Thomas Schriempf |
