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| Title of Document | Description | File Size |
|---|---|---|
| What is a Laser? |
Explanation of what a laser is and how it works [Courtesy of Lucent Technologies and Bell Labs. Used with permission] |
(96 KB) |
| The History of the Laser |
In depth history of the laser from its invention to the present [Courtesy of Lucent Technologies and Bell Labs. Used with permission] |
(256 KB) |
| Schawlow and Townes invent the laser |
Events surrounding the invention of the laser and its effect on the electronics industry [Courtesy of Lucent Technologies and Bell Labs. Used with permission] |
(640 KB) |
| Biography of Arthur L. Schawlow | In depth biography of the life of Arthur L. Schawlow [Courtesy of Lucent Technologies and Bell Labs. Used with permission] |
(128 KB) |
| Biography of Charles H. Townes | In depth biography of the life of Charles H. Townes [Courtesy of Lucent Technologies and Bell Labs. Used with permission] |
(128 KB) |
| Laser Types | The many different laser types which came as a result of research at Bell Labs [Courtesy of Lucent Technologies and Bell Labs. Used with permission] |
(288 KB) |
| Melvin Lax | Melvin Lax one of the pioneers in the field of laser physics [Courtesy of Lucent Technologies and Bell Labs. Used with permission] |
(352 KB) |
| Laser Party Festive Speeches |
Laser physics celebration was held May 4, 1998 to mark the 40th anniversary of the laser's invention [Courtesy of Lucent Technologies and Bell Labs. Used with permission] |
(160 KB) (576 KB) |
Integrated Circuits |
How integrated circuits are made and how they developed [Courtesy of Texas Instruments. Used with permission] |
(96 KB) |
Jack Kilby |
Biography
of Jack Kilby who invented the integrated circuit at
Texas Instruments [Courtesy of Texas Instruments. Used with permission] |
(128 KB) |
First Commercial Silicon Transistor |
Texas Instruments announces commercial silicon transistors (1954) [Courtesy of Texas Instruments. Used with permission] |
(96 KB) |
The 1954 Pocket Radio |
Commercial
pocket radios use Texas Instruments Ge transistors. [Courtesy of Texas Instruments. Used with permission] |
(96 KB) |
Quantum Effect Transistor |
Bipolar
resonant tunneling transistor, the first device to
directly contact and control a "quantum well"
base, an ultra thin layer of the device which allows only
electrons with certain discrete energies to pass [Courtesy of Texas Instruments. Used with permission] |
(96 KB) |
Quantum Integrated Circuit |
Texas
Instruments Demonstrates World's First Quantum IC that
Operates at Room Temperature [Courtesy of Texas Instruments. Used with permission] |
(96 KB) |
| Winning the laser patent war | REFLECTIONS: Winning the laser-patent
war Jeff Hecht [Laser Focus World, December 1994, pp. 49-51] © PennWell Publishing Co., 1994 (used with permission) |
(96 KB) |
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