West science vs. east / Gan FuxiOptical science and technology in China in the first half of 20th century / Gan Fuxi The cradle of the contemporary optics in China / Gan Fuxi The history of research and development of optical glass in China / Gan Fuxi Birth and early development of lasers in China / Gan Fuxi Laser ABM--one of the strategic defense means in early time / Gan Fuxi Memory of the early days--quantum electronics research in the Institute of Electronics / Lin Fucheng Chinese laser research opened to the world / Gan Fuxi Breakthroughs and development of semiconductor lasers in China / Wang Qiming and Huang Yong-Zhen Development of the solid state laser materials in China / Gan Fuxi Development of high power lasers in China / Fan Dianyuan Establishment of the Daheng Company--a pioneering work of Chinese scientific and technological system reform / Gan Fuxi National 863 High Technology Program promoted the development of optoelectronics in China / Gan Fuxi Open up the optical information storage technology in China / Gan Fuxi Progress of optical communications in China--fragments of personal reminiscences / Fang Zujie The course of development of astronomical optical instruments / Pan Junhua Infra red optics research and application in satellite monitoring / Xue Yongqi High speed imaging and monitoring research and development / Hou Xun Research on laser cooling and time standard in optical wavelength range / Wang Yuzhu Industrial development of optical instruments in China / Zhuang Songlin. | 
