optical maser
Americannoun
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Thus, the concept of the optical maser — later dubbed the laser — was born.
From Washington Post • Jan. 28, 2015
In 1960, Dr. Townes and Schawlow, both future Nobel laureates, became the first scientists to receive recognition for the optical maser when Bell Labs filed a patent.
From Washington Post • Jan. 28, 2015
The latest device to fascinate the technical community is the optical maser, or, as it is now often called, the laser.
From Scientific American • Jul. 14, 2013
Because it was designed to produce visible light, ihey called their proposed new instrument an optical maser.
From Time Magazine Archive
The heart of the Bell optical maser is a rod of synthetic ruby � in. in diameter and 1� in. long.
From Time Magazine Archive
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