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Lasers

Laser is a coherent light source that emits highly directional and monochromatic electromagnetic radiation through the stimulated emission of photons in an optical gain medium.

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Laser Electron Accelerator

T. Tajima, J. M. Dawson · Physical Review Letters · 1979 · 4.6K citations

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Quantum Cascade Laser

Jérôme Faist, Federico Capasso, Deborah L. Sivco et al. · Science · 1994 · 4.5K citations

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Multidimensional quantum well laser and temperature dependence of its threshold current

Yasuhiko Arakawa, H. Sakaki · Applied Physics Letters · 1982 · 3.3K citations

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First lasing and operation of an ångstrom-wavelength free-electron laser

P. Emma, R. Akre, John Arthur et al. · Nature Photonics · 2010 · 3.1K citations

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Ignition and high gain with ultrapowerful lasers*

M. Tabak, J. H. Hammer, Michael E. Glinsky et al. · Physics of Plasmas · 1994 · 3K citations

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  1. HZ
    Han Zhang

    Shenzhen University, China

    48 publications · 8.5K citations

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  2. JE
    John E. Bowers

    University of California, Santa Barbara, United States

    67 publications · 4K citations

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  3. FC
    Federico Capasso

    Harvard University, United States

    44 publications · 7.5K citations

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  4. UK
    U. Keller

    ETH Zurich, Switzerland

    53 publications · 6.2K citations

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  5. PZ
    Pu Zhou

    National University of Defense Technology, China

    59 publications · 2.3K citations

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  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    74 h-index

    1.9K publications

    115.4K citations

  2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    72 h-index

    974 publications

    72.4K citations

  3. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

    Livermore, United States

    71 h-index

    1.6K publications

    143.4K citations

  4. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    68 h-index

    616 publications

    49.4K citations

  5. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    68 h-index

    2.2K publications

    103.8K citations

  6. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    60 h-index

    449 publications

    38K citations

  7. Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives

    Paris, France

    55 h-index

    904 publications

    46.4K citations

  8. AT&T (United States)

    Bedminster, United States

    55 h-index

    819 publications

    66.2K citations

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  1. IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

    1.2K publications · 63.5K citations

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  2. Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

    987 publications · 49.9K citations

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  3. Optics Letters

    1K publications · 55.2K citations

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  4. Applied Physics Letters

    1.3K publications · 63K citations

    103

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  5. Physical Review Letters

    PRL · 302 publications · 40.6K citations

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