FROM THE HISTORY OF LASER CREATION

The paper briefly describes the history of formation of a new science direction - quantum electronics, associated with the discovery of masers and lasers by scientists from the USA (Ch. Townes) and the USSR (N.G. Basov and A. M. Prokhorov). The world's first ruby laser designed by T. Maiman i...

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Main Author: I.M. Belousova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Saint Petersburg National Research University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics (ITMO University) 2014-03-01
Series:Naučno-tehničeskij Vestnik Informacionnyh Tehnologij, Mehaniki i Optiki
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Online Access:http://ntv.ifmo.ru/file/article/9368.pdf