superfluorescentadj.
/ˌsuːpəflʊəˈrɛsnt/, /ˌsuːpəflɔːˈrɛsnt/, /ˌsuːpəflᵿˈrɛsnt/, /ˌsjuːpəflʊəˈrɛsnt/, /ˌsjuːpəflɔːˈrɛsnt/, /ˌsjuːpəflᵿˈrɛsnt/, U.S. /ˌsupərflʊˈrɛs(ə)nt/, /ˌsupərflɔˈrɛs(ə)nt/, /ˌsupərfləˈrɛs(ə)nt/ Physics.
Relating to, involving, or characterized by superfluorescence.
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superfluorescent1968
1968 U.S. Patent 3,417,345 1 The exciting energy pumps the primary ion to a superfluorescence state and thereby produces superfluorescent radiative energy.
1973 Appl. Physics Lett. 22 79/2 Figure 1 illustrates the repetitive superfluorescent pulses observed at 3370 Å in N2.
1977 R. L. Byer in P. G. Harper & B. S. Wherrett Nonlinear Optics ii. 89 For efficient superfluorescent operation the input noise field must be amplified by approximately 1016.
2007 H. Shalibeik Rare-earth-doped Fiber Lasers & Amplifiers v. 105 The attraction of the superfluorescent emission is that it is spatially coherent, but has a broadband emission and thus a very short coherence length.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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