Videos About Lasers
Watch Theodore Maiman explain the first ruby laser
This TV clip was shown at a Theodore Maiman tribute symposium, hosted by The Optical Society and the Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) in 2008.
Lasers: Solution Looking for a Problem
A documentary by Lawrence Sutherland
Laser History & Development
Interview with Charles H. Townes
Lasers: Today & The Future
Interview with Charles H. Townes
More Videos
Mars to Bars
Bio-Analytical Chemists Design Sensor to Detect Life on Mars and Likeliness of Headaches from Red Wines
Keeping Cool on the Ice
Materials Scientists Design High Tech Hockey Jersey
Inside the Clouds
Meteorologists Gather Important Information with 5-Satellite "A-Train" Group
Reducing Your Lead Footprint
Materials Scientists Lead the Way to Lead-Free Electronics with New Material
The Future of Lasers is Bright Blue
William S. Rees Jr. imagines a future where we will carry all of the information that we would ever need-our driver's license, credit cards, security codes, even our mother-in-law's phone number-on a CD-like disk the size of a dime.
The Fascinating World of Lasers
Find out more about how the laser works and its evolution into an effective tool used in many applications.
Educational Outreach Videos
Free Optics and Photonics Educational CDs and DVDs from SPIE
New Vistas in Adaptive Optics
Adaptive Optics at Palomar Observatory
Video Podcast with Ed Moses
Ed Moses talks about the National Ignition Facility





