1. Introdution

2. The interaction of radiation and matter

3. Broadening mechanisms and lineshapes

4. Light amplification by the stimulated emission of radiation

5. Gain saturation

6. The laser oscillator

7. Solid-state lasers

8. Dynamin cavity effects

9. semiconductor lasers

10. Fibre lasers

11. Atomic gas lasers

12. Infra-red molecular gas lasers

13. Ultraviolet molecular gas lasers

14. Dye lasers

15. Non-linear frequency conversion

16. Precision frequency control of lasers

17. Iltrafast lasers

18. Short-wavelength lasers