Atom lasers
- 1 August 1999
- journal article
- other
- Published by IOP Publishing in Physics World
- Vol. 12 (8) , 31-36
- https://doi.org/10.1088/2058-7058/12/8/31
Abstract
Soon after the invention of the laser in the late 1950s many dubbed the discovery as "a solution in search of a problem". Nowadays lasers are used in an enormous range of scientific and technological applications, thanks to their high intensity and their ability to emit light in an extremely narrow range of wavelengths. Indeed, the laser has revolutionized the whole field of optics and now plays a central role in the world's communications networks. The market for lasers, optical amplifiers and other optoelectronic components is worth billions of dollars every year.Keywords
This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: