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Scientists Succeed in Generating Ultrashort Terahertz Light Pulses

A group of scientists from TU Wien and ETH Zurich have succeeded in their attempts to generate ultrashort terahertz light pulses. With lengths of just a few picoseconds, these pulses are ideally suited to spectroscopic applications and enable extremely precise frequency measurements to be taken.

14 Feb 2017

Optically Pumped Laser Made of Alloy Germanium Tin Could be the Key to Faster Computer Chips

Engineering professor Shui-Qing “Fisher” Yu from the University of Arkansas and a leading semiconductor equipment manufacturer have led a multi-institutional team of scientists to fabricate an “optically pumped” laser developed from the alloy germanium tin grown on silicon substrates.

8 Feb 2017

Lumentum Holdings Launches 200 W Output Power Fiber-Coupled Pump Laser Module

Lumentum Holdings Inc. added today a 200 W output power fiber-coupled pump laser module – the ST2 – to its portfolio.

31 Jan 2017

Lenses Optimized for Wood Cutting and Engraving Laser Systems

Laser Research Optics of Providence, Rhode Island has launched a line of field-replacement CO2 optics featuring lenses in a wide variety of focal lengths for low power lasers, where depth-of-field is a crucial factor.

25 Jan 2017

Researchers Develop First-of-its-Kind Pulsed Passively Mode-Locked Nanosecond Laser

The constraints and limitations pertinent to ultra-fast pulsed lasers have been redefined, thanks to the research by the Ultrafast Optical Processing Group at the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS).

24 Jan 2017

New Dalian Coherent Light Source Could Deliver World’s Brightest Free Electron Laser Light

A team of Chinese scientists announced on Jan. 15 that they have developed a new bright VUV FEL light source, the Dalian Coherent Light Source (DCLS), which can deliver world's brightest FEL light in an energy range from 8 to 24 eV, making it unique of the same kind that only operates in the VUV region.

16 Jan 2017