简介:<正>WeareexcitedtoreleasethefirstissueofHighPowerLaserScienceandEngineering(abbreviatedHPLaser)atthebeginningof2013,YearoftheSnakeintheChinesecalendar.Firstofall,Iwouldliketogiveoursincerethankstothosewhohavecontributedtothepublishingofthenewjournal.Sincetheinventionoflaserin1960,therequirementsofscientificresearchhavedriventhedevelopmentofhighpowerlasertechnology.Laseroutputpowercontinuestoincreasedramaticallythroughthedevelopmentoflasertechnology,andmanynewresearchtopicsarebeingdiscoveredandcreated.