Early history of quantum electronics

Journal of Modern Optics

Volumn 52, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1637-1645

  Townes, Charles H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION; ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING; LASERS; MICROWAVES;

MICROWAVE SPECTRA; PHYSICISTS;

QUANTUM ELECTRONICS;

EID: 32144464604     PISSN: 09500340     EISSN: 13623044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500340500164930     Document Type: Conference Paper

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