Suckers for light

Claire F. Gmachl
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Claire F. Gmachl: and at MIRTHE, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA. cgmachl@princeton.edu

Nature, 2010, vol. 467, issue 7311, 37-39

Abstract: An optical device has been designed that performs a function exactly opposite to that of a laser. It perfectly absorbs incoming coherent radiation and turns it into thermal or electrical energy.

Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1038/467037a

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