Two experiments that produce laser light by exploiting the collective wave-like motion of free electrons on a metal surface bring the science and technology of lasers into the nanoland.
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Garcia-Vidal, F., Moreno, E. Lasers go nano. Nature 461, 604–605 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/461604a
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