What were Lasers and Masers' role in Prokhorov's research?
A minor focus
The main focus
Unrelated to his work
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The main focus of Prokhorov's research was lasers and masers. He is credited with co-inventing the maser, a device that produces coherent electromagnetic radiation, with Nikolai Basov and Aleksandr M. Prokhorov. They received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1964 for their work. Prokhorov also made significant contributions to the development of lasers.
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