Focus
The laser
- Focus issue:
- May 2010 Volume 9, No 5
Fifty years ago this month the first laser was demonstrated. In this focus issue we look at the history of the laser, its applications, and how to this day basic research continues to rejuvenate our understanding of the fundamental physics of the laser.
Editorial
Fifty brilliant years - p369
doi:10.1038/nmat2765
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Interviews
From the maser to the laser - pp371 - 372
Interview with Charles Townes
doi:10.1038/nmat2756
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The rise of the laser - pp372 - 373
Interview with Herbert Kroemer
doi:10.1038/nmat2757
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The staircase to flexibility - pp374 - 375
Interview with Federico Capasso
doi:10.1038/nmat2758
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Coherence comes full circle - pp375 - 377
Interview with Gerhard Materlik
doi:10.1038/nmat2760
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