Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have built a chip-scale laser stable enough to control a trapped-ion ...

When lasers were invented in the 1960s, they opened new avenues for scientific discovery and everyday applications, from ...

Scientists in the Riccio College of Engineering at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and the University of California ...

A line of ZnSe laser optics for heavy steel cutting lasers up to 4kW that come in various focal lengths to optimize laser performance has been introduced by Laser Research Optics. PROVIDENCE, R.I., ...

Laserax, a leading manufacturer of industrial laser solutions, announces the launch of the PrecisionFLEX laser workstation, a high-precision UV laser system designed to meet the strict requirements of ...

A significantly expanded catalogue of optics for femtosecond laser applications from leading ultrafast laser manufacturer FEMTOLASERS™ of Vienna is now available for download from the website of ...

The optical industry “almost completely relies on mechanical processes in its process chains,” So says laser and photonics research center Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology (ILT). This, ...

A new technology in the fiber-optics market is striking the right note with investors and raising cash at a time when industry confidence is low and venture capital is hard to find. A number of ...

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 ...

Amid waves of Iranian drone attacks, the U.S. Defense Department is pushing to finally field high-energy laser weapons in the ...