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Far-infrared physics is becoming a mature discipline. By this I mean that the applicable technology is so far developed, and the techniques sufficiently routine, that an increasing number of applications of far-infrared physics are being found. Research has broadened from an investigation of sources and detectors to their use in other fields. Development work is of course continuing, and especially in the area of detectors much improvement can still be made before sensitivities are comparable to those of optical detectors. Yet, as well as the long-standing use of far-infrared techniques in plasma diagnostics, we are now seeing a vast increase in the pursuit of astronomy in this part of the spectrum and the use of the far-infrared in metrology. There has also been a corresponding, gradual commercialization of the necessary components.
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Douglas, N.G. (1989). Introduction. In: Millimetre and Submillimetre Wavelength Lasers. Springer Series in Optical Sciences, vol 61. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-46095-4_1
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