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  • 8 Apr 2021
    Andri M. Gretarsson

    Opinion: Moving beyond prescriptive physics laboratory instruction

    Andri M. Gretarsson author of "A First Course in Laboratory Optics" considers that in order to bridge the gap between demonstrating theory and testing theory, a change of emphasis in undergraduate laboratories is required.

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  • 30 Apr 2020
    What are those? - 60th anniversary of the laser
    Gregory J. Gbur

    What are those? 60th anniversary of the laser

    Lasers...'a solution looking for a problem'? Gregory J. Gbur author of Mathematical Methods for Optical Physics and Engineering, 2011 debunks this early misconception with a clear explanation of what a laser is, and exactly how it works!

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  • 28 Apr 2020
    A Brief History of Lasers - 60th anniversary of the laser
    Gregory J. Gbur

    A Brief History of Lasers: 60th anniversary of the laser

    From Einstein to Maiman and beyond. Gregory J. Gbur author of Mathematical Methods for Optical Physics and Engineering, 2011 introduces the major personalities involved in the conception and development of the laser.

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  • 23 Apr 2020
    Joseph Braat

    The Diamond Jubilee of the Ruby Laser: 60th anniversary of the laser

    To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the first laser Joseph Braat co-author of Imaging Optics, 2019 describes his personal experiences in applied physics research dealing with lasers as special light sources and the enormous and unexpected impact of Maiman's discovery.

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  • 16 Apr 2020
    60th Anniversary of the Laser
    Brian Culshaw

    Focused, Stable & Highly Precise: 60th anniversary of the laser

    On 16 May 1960, Ted Maiman used silver coated mirrors, a ruby crystal and a photo flash gun to create the first working laser... Brian Culshaw, author of Introducing Photonics, 2020, explains what makes a laser so useful and introduces a number of the laser's vast applications.

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  • 25 Sep 2018
    In memory of Emil Wolf Credit: University of Rochester
    Gregory J. Gbur

    In memory of Emil Wolf, 1922-2018

    On June 2, 2018, the optics world lost one of its great scientists, as Emil Wolf passed away at the age of 95. He left as his legacy not only an incredible body of work, including over 300 papers and classic texts on optics, but generations of students and colleagues who benefited not only from […]

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