Laser

• Charles H. Townes*, Astrophysics, University of California, Berkeley, CA
• Fabien Bretenaker, CNRS, Laboratoire Aimé Cotton, Université Paris Sud

Prof. Fabien Bretenaker accepted the invitation on 23 March 2011

Laser is the acronym for "Light Ampification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation". It refers to a multitude of devices which all share the same basic principle: a light emitting oscillator based on the mechanism of stimulated emission of light

Prof. Fabien Bretenaker, CNRS, Laboratoire Aimé Cotton, Université Paris Sud, was invited on 22 March 2011.

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