日本的激光市场大而繁荣。由日本方面获得的信息表明,1983年日本激光设备的销售总额约5.5亿美元,比报导的1982年销售额增长44%(兑换率是1美元等于250日元),给人以深刻印象。这一增长率和1983年世界范围的25%增长率相比是突出的。1984财年,来自工业方面的预测认为,绝大多数部门将继续增长,但其速率将与世界工业增长率相似。美国和日本最近与世界激光界维持有趣的关系。从技术的观点来看,这种关系已增 Japan’s laser market is big and prosperous. According to information obtained from Japan, the total sales of laser equipment in Japan in 1983 was about 550 million U.S. dollars, which was 44% more than the reported sales in 1982 (the exchange rate was 1 U.S. dollar equals 250 yen), which was very impressive. This growth rate stands out from the 1983 world-wide growth rate of 25%. In the 1984 fiscal year, predictions from the industry concluded that the overwhelming majority of sectors will continue to grow, but their rate will be similar to the world industrial growth rate. The United States and Japan have recently maintained an interesting relationship with the world laser community. From a technical point of view, this relationship has increased