Lasers

Stimulated Optical Radiation in Ruby

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

Natural Sciences, Biophysics, Physics +12

Effects of Dispersion and Focusing on the Production of Optical Harmonics

P. D. Maker, R. W. Terhune, M. Nisenoff et al. · Physical Review Letters · 1962 · 1.3K citations

Natural Sciences, Physics, Optics +11

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

Wavefront Reconstruction with Diffused Illumination and Three-Dimensional Objects*

Emmett N. Leith, Juris Upatnieks · Journal of the Optical Society of America · 1964 · 769 citations

Natural Sciences, Vision Science, Optics +16

Optical Harmonics and Nonlinear Phenomena

P. A. Franken, John F. Ward · Reviews of Modern Physics · 1963 · 640 citations

Natural Sciences, Physics, Optical Materials +13