Scientists can now snap ultra-powerful laser pulses in one shot. RAVEN reveals distortions instantly, unlocking breakthroughs ...

Laser power converters can help devices remain connected and be powered with a simple optical fiber over long distances, even in the harshest environments.

The Mamyshev oscillator (MO) is a type of fiber laser capable of producing high-energy laser pulses at a tunable repetition ...

The primary challenge in satellite laser downlinks is atmospheric turbulence, which distorts and weakens signals.

Carbon fibers have promising applications in the efficient transmission of electric power with less resource consumption. Laser graphitization of the mesophase pitch-based carbon fiber (MPCF) was ...

The candidate pool for engineered materials that can help enable tomorrow's cutting-edge optical technologies—such as lasers, ...

Here, an efficient dissipative soliton mode-locked fiber laser in the L-band using nonlinear polarization rotation technology is demonstrated. With a maximum pump power of 495.3 mW and polarization ...

A team of scientists has managed to 3D print microscopic structures that are designed to dampen sounds for specific ...

Lasers have widespread applications as a light source in a variety of fields, including manufacturing, medicine, high-speed ...

This laser exhibits over 3 orders of magnitude reduction in frequency noise at 10 Hz–1 MHz compared to the free-running laser and an instantaneous line width about 20 Hz in a nonclean experimental ...

Strongly pumped fiber lasers are analyzed, based on a rate equation model. Examples include Nd/sup 3+/-doped and Yb/sup 3+/-doped fiber lasers, with distributed Bragg reflector mirrors at either end.