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Emeritus, But Not Retired

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Nico Bloembergen

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Bloembergen used ruby lasers for his research on nonlinear optics. Ruby also has a more familiar variant as an ornamental stone. The beauty of the gem only shines in all its splendor if the stone is given the so-called brilliant cut. There is a main surface, called the table, perpendicular to the viewing direction.

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Herber, R. (2019). Emeritus, But Not Retired. In: Nico Bloembergen. Springer Biographies. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-25737-8_16

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