New approach to create strong, short pulses with tailor-made quantum cascade lasers
Breaking the Power Limit of Lasers
A new VCSEL-design aims to enhance slow-light optical feedback, thus extending the temporal laser bandwidth
Graphene Controls Laser Frequency Combs
Chance for a new platform at the interface of single atomic layer optoelectronics and ultrafast photonics
A High-Power, Portable Terahertz Laser
The new terahertz quantum cascade laser can function at temperatures of up to 250 K
QCLs Exhibit Extreme Pulses
Extreme events in quantum cascade lasers enable an optical neuron system many times faster than biological neurons
Converting IR into Visible Colors
Nonlinear nanophotonics transform light from near-infrared lasers to visible wavelengths
Tuning Lasers Towards IR
Large wavelength tunability can be achieved with a hollow-core fiber filled with nitrogen
Parity-Time Symmetry in a Single Spatial Resonator
Technology opens new avenues for the implementation of non-Hermitian photonic systems
An Ultrafast Yellow Laser for Biomedical Applications
Frequency conversion to create a more practical, high-power femtosecond yellow laser
Prototype of a Solar-Driven Laser
A fully planar device converts sunlight into a laser beam, which can efficiently power hydrogen fuel generators