Over 40 years ago, a device known as a mirrorless optical parametric oscillator was proposed. Only now has it been demonstrated in the lab. Nature Photonics talked to Carlota Canalias and Valdas Pasiskevicius of KTH, The Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden, to find out how.
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Jenkins, A. Who needs mirrors?. Nature Photon 1, 484 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2007.144
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