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Laser Spectroscopy and Quantum Optics

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Laser spectroscopy and quantum optics are both fields that have experienced a tremendous development in the last twenty years. Therefore the survey must be incomplete, and only a few highlights are touched on here.

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  1. T. W. Hänsch
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  1. Department of Physics, New York University, New York, NY, 10003, USA

    Benjamin Bederson

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Hänsch, T.W., Walther, H. (1999). Laser Spectroscopy and Quantum Optics. In: Bederson, B. (eds) More Things in Heaven and Earth. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-1512-7_25

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