Lasers & Sources

The laserfocusworld.com Lasers & Sources channel features articles and other content that discuss the design and applications of all types of lasers, amplifiers, and other advanced sources like LEDs.

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Bio&Life Sciences

Three-photon microscopy comes of age

Lukas Kontenis

May 3, 2024

Executive Forum

Ultrafast laser deals among VC activity in April

Eric Hall

May 3, 2024

Executive Forum

Cameras and imaging technology, and lighting and light sources top this month’s Photonics IP Update

Iain McIntyre

May 2, 2024

Test & Measurement

Broadband UV dual-comb spectrometer measures pollutants in real time

Sally Cole Johnson

April 29, 2024

Lasers & Sources

380 nm wavelength laser available with digital or analog modulation

LFW Staff

April 23, 2024

Test & Measurement

QinetiQ’s Rattler Supersonic Target Mkl simulates high-energy laser threats

LFW Staff

April 9, 2024

Highlights

Optics

Hyperbolic mirrors enhance petawatt laser focus

Sally Cole Johnson

May 2, 2024

Researchers discover single-wavelength focal spots can be achieved by combining a rotational hyperbolic mirror with a parabolic mirror for current femtosecond petawatt-class lasers...

Lasers & Sources

Laser light unleashes quantum behavior at room temperature

Sally Cole Johnson

May 1, 2024

Researchers discover a large class of materials can be made magnetic via laser light—at room temperature—and it opens a new pathway to designing materials with light.

Podcasts

PODCAST: Interview with Gregory Niven, laser innovator

Justine Murphy

April 30, 2024

Episode 6 of Following the Photons: A Photonics Podcast features Gregory Niven, whose work was honored with an Individual Technical Achievement award by the Academy of Motion ...

Lasers & Sources

Nonmetallic quantum dots are nontoxic alternative to metallic cousins

Sally Cole Johnson

April 10, 2024

Nonmetallic quantum dots, synthesized from Earth-abundant carbon and sulfur sources, are cost-effective, versatile, biocompatible, and environmentally friendly.

Lasers & Sources

Laboratory for Laser Energetics targets inertial confinement fusion

Sally Cole Johnson

April 8, 2024

The University of Rochester’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics is targeting laser-driven inertial confinement fusion, as part of National Nuclear Security Administration’s Stockpile...