Time-reversed lasing and interferometric control of absorption

Science

Volumn 331, Issue 6019, 2011, Pages 889-892

  Wan, Wenjie ^a   Chong, Yidong ^a   Ge, Li ^a   Noh, Heeso ^a   Stone, A Douglas ^a   Cao, Hui ^a  

^a Yale University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; INTEGRATED APPROACH; INTERFEROMETER; LASER; MAGNITUDE; SILICON;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; HUMAN; INTERFEROMETRY; LASER; OPTICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THEORY;

EID: 79951831151     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1200735     Document Type: Article

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