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Laser mimics biological neurons using light (Phys. Rev. lett., May 2014) ,

Neurone-Laser, Science & Vie 1164, p. 99, sept. 2014

Laser mimics biological neurons using light, News in Physicsworld.com

Semiconductor Lasers Get Nervy, Synopsis in Physics

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