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Photon Generation in Electronic Transitions: Lasers and Nanoscopic Sources

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As an extension of the methods to generate photons, this chapter elaborates on electromagnetic radiation that originates from energy dissipation in electronic transitions between quantum states.

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Lewerenz, HJ. (2012). Photon Generation in Electronic Transitions: Lasers and Nanoscopic Sources. In: Photons in Natural and Life Sciences. Springer Series in Optical Sciences, vol 157. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-23749-2_3

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