Essay: Fifty Years of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics in Physical Review Letters

The fiftieth anniversary of Physical Review Letters is a good opportunity to review the extraordinary progress of atomic, molecular, and optical physics reported in this journal during the past half-century. As both a witness and an actor of this story, I recall personal experiences and reflect about the past, present, and possible future of my field of research.

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Serge Haroche