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From Ruby Laser to Force Multiplier

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MICHAEL D. WHEELER, MANAGING EDITOR, [email protected]

As is the case with so many technological innovations of the 20th century, it was the defense sector that helped bring the laser to life. As recounted in Optics and Photonics: Essential Technologies for Our Nation, “much of the research that underpinned the laser and its predecessor, the maser, relied on federal funding.” And that funding, motivated by the heightened geopolitical tensions of the Cold War, often came from the Department of Defense (DoD). The 1950s financial backing for Charles Hard Townes’ seminal research came from none other than the Joint Services...Read full article

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