Ultrafast spin-lasers.
Journal
Nature
ISSN: 1476-4687
Titre abrégé: Nature
Pays: England
ID NLM: 0410462
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
04 2019
04 2019
Historique:
received:
22
06
2018
accepted:
28
01
2019
pubmed:
5
4
2019
medline:
5
4
2019
entrez:
5
4
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Lasers have both ubiquitous applications and roles as model systems in which non-equilibrium and cooperative phenomena can be elucidated
Identifiants
pubmed: 30944471
doi: 10.1038/s41586-019-1073-y
pii: 10.1038/s41586-019-1073-y
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
212-215Références
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