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International Kharkiv Symposium on Physics and Engineering of Microwaves, Millimeter and Submillimeter Waves

Stimulated emission of radiation using spin-population inversion in metals

V. Korenivski, Adrian Iovan, A. M. Kadigrobov, Robert I Shekhter

Published Jun 1, 2013• 0 citations
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Abstract

The discovery of masers and lasers has led to major breakthroughs in science and technology. Later important developments include compact semiconductor lasers for visible to near-infrared and quantum-cascade lasers for far-infrared to THz radiation.
DOI
10.1109/msmw.2013.6622033

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