Nonlinear interactions between light and matter are at the heart of some of the most powerful tools in modern optics, but pushing these processes to their limits has long been hampered by a ...

A team in France has reported what is claimed to be a novel kind of laser emitting in the orange region of the spectrum, suggesting potential applications in flow cytometry and laser guide stars for ...

At last week's LASER World of Photonics exhibition, Laser Zentrum Hannover (LZH) presented some of its latest developments in the field of smart optics. The institute showcased a range of innovations, ...

By relocating the light source from the faceplate into the chassis, Lightmatter said the Guide DR LNIC solves the faceplate ...

Chinese physicists used quantum fluctuations to amplify laser effects while reducing the risk of material damage.

A diagram of hardware components within an NVIDIA photonics co-packaged optics switch system showing optical sub-assemblies and switch ASIC. Nvidia.com The AI infrastructure boom has created its next ...

Optics & lasers as a research area encompasses the fundamental and applied study of the generation, propagation, manipulation, and detection of light, with a particular emphasis on coherent and ...

In the experiment, a high-power green laser passed through a ruby cube, illuminated from the side by a blue laser. The green laser increased the ruby’s absorption of the blue light, creating a darker ...

Laser systems operating in the 2-micrometer wavelength range open diverse opportunities in medical technology, agriculture, and plastics processing. In the Eurostars project DECOMP, Laser Zentrum ...

Tubular laser beams can create what amount to fiber-optic cables made of thin air, researchers report in a study to appear in Physical Review X. Laser-heated air can efficiently transmit light signals ...

For the first time, researchers have shown that 3D-printed polymer-based micro-optics can withstand the heat and power levels that occur inside a laser. The advance enables inexpensive compact and ...

Muhammad Akif Qadeer, who considers himself to be a curious person who wants to know how things work, came to RIT as an undergraduate student in 2018 to study physics. Qadeer had no plans to attend ...