Excerpt from Laser Induced Damage in Optical Materials, 1979: Proceedings of a Symposium Sponsored By: National Bureau of Standards, American Society for Testing and Materials, Office of Naval Research, Department of Energy, Defense Research Project Agency, October 30-31, 1979 Laser App1ications T. M. Po11ak, R. C. Fo1wei1er, E. P. Chick1is, J. W. Baer. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.