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Title
Milestones in laser development.
Abstract
The article focuses on findings of studies related to laser development. Theodor Maiman studied the use of a fluorescent solid and an optical pumping technique to obtain stimulated optical emission. Operation of a continuous-wave maser at five different near-infrared wavelengths was described by Ali Javan and his colleagues. David Payne and colleagues developed the first single-mode continuous-wave erbium-doped fibre laser.