Extension of frequencies from maser to laser
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The present review describes the author's involvement and contributions to the development of the semiconductor laser and terahertz oscillators at his laboratory during the period between 1957 and now. The author cites records to show that the idea of a semiconductor laser was documented as a Japanese patent in April 1957 prior to those of G. Gould in 1957 and C.H. Townes in 1958. Terahertz oscillators of high Q values with the use of GaP were developed and applied to areas like investigations of molecular dynamics, cancer diagnosis, etc., thus extending the frontiers of science.
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