Read article: Table-top laser delivers intense extreme-ultraviolet light
Table-top laser delivers intense extreme-ultraviolet light
High-speed nanoscale imaging should benefit from new instrument
Read article: Table-top laser delivers intense extreme-ultraviolet light
Read article: Observing the weather on brown dwarfs, powerful laser puts matter under extreme conditions
Observing the weather on brown dwarfs, powerful laser puts matter under extreme conditions
This podcast celebrates the UNESCO International Day of Light
Read article: Free-space laser link beats the stability of optical clocks
Free-space laser link beats the stability of optical clocks
Setting up links to satellites could create a global timing network, say researchers
Read article: Breakthrough in laser-cooling antihydrogen could reveal why matter dominates the universe
Breakthrough in laser-cooling antihydrogen could reveal why matter dominates the universe
Device that produces required vacuum ultraviolet light is created at long last
Read article: Photonic crystal lasers deliver optimal performance for lidar sensing and laser processing
Photonic crystal lasers deliver optimal performance for lidar sensing and laser processing
Photonic crystal surface-emitting lasers emit high-quality beams with high output power and narrow divergence
Read article: Laser ‘speed limit’ leaves defects in 3D-printed parts
Laser ‘speed limit’ leaves defects in 3D-printed parts
Slow laser scans cause metal to form pores during laser powder bed fusion, leaving behind voids that weaken and degrade performance
Read article: Terahertz laser leaves the lab
Terahertz laser leaves the lab
New design reduces electron “leakage” in quantum cascade lasers and could bring terahertz imaging into wider use
Read article: Microchip produces laser light of different colours
Microchip produces laser light of different colours
Nonlinear material exploits third-order optical parametric oscillation
Read article: Triplet control prevents ‘lasing death’ in perovskite lasers
Triplet control prevents ‘lasing death’ in perovskite lasers
Suppressing long-lived triplet excitons enables devices made from quasi-2D organic–inorganic material to continue lasing for over an hour
Read article: Industrial lasers generate attosecond light pulses
Industrial lasers generate attosecond light pulses
New work could bring ultrafast science capabilities to users outside major laser facilities
