Laser beams and resonators: the 1960s

@article{Siegman2000LaserBA,
  title={Laser beams and resonators: the 1960s},
  author={Anthony E. Siegman},
  journal={IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics},
  year={2000},
  volume={6},
  pages={1380-1388}
}
  • A. Siegman
  • Published 1 November 2000
  • Physics
  • IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics
This paper looks back at how the basic concepts related to optical resonators and lensguides emerged during the first decade of the laser era. 
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