Session X4: The Laser: Historical Perspectives and Impact on Precision Measurements
X4.00001: First light : from the ruby laser to nonlinear optics
Invited Speaker: J.A. Giordmaine
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X4.00002: Freedom from band-gap slavery: from diode lasers to quantum cascade lasers
Invited Speaker: Federico Capasso
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X4.00003: Developing Stabilized Lasers, Measuring their Frequencies, demoting the Metre, inventing the Comb, and further consequences
Invited Speaker: John L. Hall