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Making history

Nature Photonics volume 4, pages 282–283 (2010)Cite this article

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The initial concept of the laser was pioneered at Bell Labs, as were many other technologies that are fundamental to the photonics industry. Nadya Anscombe finds out how the company has changed in recent years and what technologies are being researched at Bell Labs today.

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Anscombe, N. Making history. Nature Photon 4, 282–283 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2010.104

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