When a high-intensity laser interacts with plasma, the charged particles typically oscillate back and forth like waves on the ...

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 ...

Altechna, a provider of laser optics and optomechanical assemblies from Vilnius, Lithuania has acquired Alpine Research Optics (ARO), situated in a hub of photonics research and technology - Boulder, ...

A few weeks before the start of Laser World of Photonics, the bi-annual trade fair for photonics announces that this year's edition will set a new exhibitor record: around 1,350 companies from 43 ...

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 ...

Ohio and the Dayton region could benefit from advances in the underlying technologies behind laser surgery, high-speed Internet and smartphone displays, according to a University of Dayton official ...

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 ...

China unveils anti-drone laser weapon that fits in a backpack - Portable anti-drone lasers have reportedly already been ...

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 ...