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The 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics:A Gripping and Extremely Exciting Tale of Light


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The 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics honours three pioneers who used and shaped light in fascinating ways. As is typical of major breakthroughs, their research has not only re-energized an entire field of science and technology (S&T), but spawned several new areas which have pushed the frontiers much farther.
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G. Ravindra Kumar
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Colaba, Mumbai 400 005, India

Abstract


The 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics honours three pioneers who used and shaped light in fascinating ways. As is typical of major breakthroughs, their research has not only re-energized an entire field of science and technology (S&T), but spawned several new areas which have pushed the frontiers much farther.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv115%2Fi10%2F1844-1848