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Introduction and Scope of the Book

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Laser Technology in Biomimetics

Part of the book series: Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering ((BIOMEDICAL))

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This chapter introduces the scope of the book. It is intended to guide the reader through the book, to find specific information by shortly summarizing information from the following chapters and to build a cross reference to the various applied methods and the corresponding applications. The laser as a powerful light source can be found in nearly any technical application, ranging from consumer electronics (CD, DVD, blu-ray player, scanner), metrology (including environmental monitoring), scientific research (laser development to novel fields in quantum physics, photonics and medicine), arts, industry, information technology to lithography and material processing. It is obvious that the laser meets many requirements from technical challenges inspired by natural evolutionary solutions. Not all of them can be treated in a single book, but a cross section of the powerful combination of both, laser technology and biomimetic thinking, form a powerful approach to novel technical application scenarios as presented in the next chapters, which are considered as guideline and orientation for the reader depending on a laser or application based approach.

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Schmidt, V., Belegratis, M.R. (2013). Introduction and Scope of the Book. In: Schmidt, V., Belegratis, M. (eds) Laser Technology in Biomimetics. Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-41341-4_1

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