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Researchers have developed a new laser device smaller than a penny that can conduct extremely fast and accurate measurements by precisely changing its color across a broad spectrum of light. The laser has applications ranging from guiding autonomous vehicles to detecting gravitational waves, a delicate experiment to observe our universe.
Researchers have developed a visible-light mode-locked femtosecond fiber oscillator and amplifier, emitting red light at 635 nm. The device achieves a pulse duration of 199 fs and an average output power over 1 W.
A new method developed by Caltech's Alireza Marandi enables the creation of ultrafast mode-locked lasers on photonic chips, opening up opportunities for compact and affordable ultrafast photonic technologies. The breakthrough could lead to significant advancements in fields like frequency metrology and precision sensing.
Using Germanene, researchers have developed two new methods for generating ultrafast mode-locking operations in fiber lasers. These methods utilize the material's fast carrier relaxation time and large nonlinear absorption coefficient to produce femtosecond pulses and higher energy noise-like pulses.
Researchers have developed an innovative approach to efficiently manipulate topological edge states for optical channel switching. By exploiting the finite-size effect in a two-unit-cell optical lattice, they achieved dynamic control over topological modes and demonstrated robust device performance.
The γ-MnO2 dual-core pair-hole fiber enables the production of an all-fiber mode-locked laser with a pulse width of about 1 ps and a repetition frequency of about 600 MHz. This fabrication scheme offers good stability and is suitable for combining other novel materials with specialty fibers, expanding ultrafast optics and sensing appli...
A novel 937-nm laser source has been developed for multiphoton microscopy, enabling deep tissue imaging at depths of over 600 µm with only 10 mW of power. This breakthrough technology offers a good balance between sensitivity, penetration depth, and imaging speed.
Researchers have developed a direct method for generating complex structured light through intracavity nonlinear frequency conversion. This technique uses transverse mode locking to produce vortex beams, which are then converted into second-harmonic generation beams with distinct structural characteristics. The study demonstrates the p...
EPFL researchers demonstrate nonlinear beam cleaning, enabling generation of high-energy, ultrashort pulses with single-mode beam quality. They achieve sub-100 femtosecond pulses with high pulse energy and low M2 value without external amplification in a compact setup.
Researchers demonstrate graphene heterogeneous fiber micro resonator, generating dissipative soliton mode-locked laser combs with dynamic tunability. The graphene device provides opto-electric stabilization, reducing phase noise to instrument-limited floor, -130 dBc/Hz at 10 kHz offset.
Researchers have developed a visible-wavelength passively mode-locked all-fibre laser, generating picosecond pulses at 635 nm. The laser has a tunable duration and a narrow spectral bandwidth, opening up new possibilities for applications in optical communications, biomedicine, material processing, and scientific research.
Scientists have developed a new technique to manipulate the spectral width and shape of mode-locked femtosecond pulses in real-time. The time-stretch-assisted spectral analysis uses a genetic algorithm and dispersion medium to achieve precise control over pulse characteristics.
Researchers at INRS have developed a new pulsed laser with an ultra-narrow spectral width of 105 MHz, breaking the optical bandwidth record. The compact architecture enables full-spectrum resolution in the radio frequency domain, opening up opportunities for on-chip integration and novel sensing applications.
Researchers at UC-Santa Barbara have built the world's first mode-locked silicon evanescent laser, paving the way for integrated circuits that combine lasers and electronic functions on a single chip. This technology enables higher data transmission speeds, lower power consumption, and more compact devices.
By creating a mode-locked silicon evanescent laser, researchers have demonstrated the ability to produce stable short pulses of laser light at high repetition rates, up to 40 GHz, suitable for high-speed data transmission and other optical applications.