From LASER to LIBS, the path of technology development

Stimulated Optical Radiation in Ruby

Theodore H. Maiman · Nature · 1960 · 4.8K citations

Natural Sciences, Biophysics, Physics +12

Coherent Light Emission From GaAs Junctions

R. N. Hall, G. E. Fenner, J. D. Kingsley et al. · Physical Review Letters · 1962 · 974 citations · Full text

Engineering, Physics, Condensed Matter Physics +13

New Procedure for Quantitative Elemental Analysis by Laser-Induced Plasma Spectroscopy

A. Ciucci, M. Corsi, Vincenzo Palleschi et al. · Applied Spectroscopy · 1999 · 850 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Materials Science +13

INFRARED AND OPTICAL MASERS

Journal of the American Society of Naval Engineers · 1961 · 843 citations

Natural Sciences, Physics, Optics +12

Population Inversion and Continuous Optical Maser Oscillation in a Gas Discharge Containing a He-Ne Mixture

A. Javan, William R. Bennett, D. R. Herriott · Physical Review Letters · 1961 · 819 citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Physics, Optics +10