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Photoniques
Number 128, 2024
Sustainable photonics
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Page(s) | 31 - 35 | |
Section | Pioneering experiment | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/photon/202412831 | |
Published online | 25 November 2024 |
Charles townes and infrared heterodyne interferometry
Institut de Physique de Nice (INPHYNI), Université Côte d’Azur, CNRS, 06200 Nice, France
* nicolas.forget@univ-cotedazur.fr
Nobel laureate Charles Hard Townes is well known for his work in quantum electronics, which led to the invention of the maser and lasers. He was also a notable figure in astrophysics and astronomy, particularly recognized as the architect of the first high-resolution optical stellar interferometer.
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