A laser-steering microrobot operates with high speed and precision and can be integrated with existing endoscopic tools
Coherent Light from the UV to THz
High-brightness coherent and few-cycle duration source spanning 7 optical octaves
A Laser-Based Sensor for Benzene
Sensor exhibits high selectivity and sensitivity to benzene with detection limit of 2 ppb
New Trick for Infrared Laser Pulses
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
Optical Test for Cancer
Sensitive spectroscopy approach detects formaldehyde at a level of just 1 part per million
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