Physical Review Letters

Observation of Unidirectional Amplified Spontaneous Emission Induced by Velocity-Dependent Light Shifts

G. Petite, Bernadette Johnson, Wulfhard K. Lange, M. M. Salour

Published Nov 1, 1980• 1 citation

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DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.45.1659.2

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