Books By Wayne D. Kimura - Author

Wayne D Kimura received his PhD in electrical engineering from Stanford University in 1981. His first experience working with lasers was in 1975, as an undergraduate, using an argon ion laser to stop bleeding ulcers. He joined STI Optronics, Inc. in 1982 and he is now President of the company. He is also an Affiliate Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Washington-Bothell. Kimura has performed extensive research in the area of lasers and their applications. This has included work on excimer, Nd:YAG, and CO₂ lasers; laser-triggered spark-gap switches; glancing incidence mirror measurements; ultrashort-pulse CO₂; lasers; laser acceleration of electrons; magnetic field measurements using optical fibers; and advanced accelerator research and development.