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Innovation of Optics made by the Laser(<Special Series>To International Year of Light 2015)
Koichi Shimoda
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2015 Volume 70 Issue 8 Pages 591-598

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Epoch-making properties of the laser are characterized by temporal and spatial coherence of the laser, which cannot be expressed by classical coherence functions. Invention of masers followed by lasers revolutionized optics in a variety of fields from basic physics to practical applications. The laser optics is a ubiquitous technology in the present society.

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