Extension of frequencies from maser to laser. How the laser evolved and was extended to terahertz during my research life. A personal review

Proceedings of the Japan Academy Series B: Physical and Biological Sciences

Volumn 85, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 454-465

  Nishizawa, Jun ichi ^a  

^a SOPHIA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Crystal and structural molecular vibration; Detection of structural defects in organic compounds; Laser; Mapping of molecular structure by reflection and by penetration; Non destructive diagnosis by terahertz oscillator; Terahertz oscillator

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BACTERIUM; DIODE LASER; HISTORY; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; RESEARCH; REVIEW; VIRUS;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; LASERS, SEMICONDUCTOR; RESEARCH; VIRUSES;

EID: 77449142621     PISSN: 03862208     EISSN: 13492896     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2183/pjab.85.454     Document Type: Review

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