Spectral beam combining (SBC) has emerged as a promising technique to enhance the output power and brightness of diode laser systems by merging multiple beams of discrete wavelengths into a single, ...

Applied scientists at Harvard University, collaborating with researchers at Hamamatsu Photonics in Japan, have demonstrated highly directional semiconductor lasers with a much smaller beam divergence ...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – July 28, 2008 – Applied scientists at Harvard University in collaboration with researchers from Hamamatsu Photonics in Hamamatsu City, Japan, have demonstrated, for the first time, ...

Scientists have developed a method for generating fast, bright proton beams using a high-repetition-rate laser-plasma accelerator. This work, published in Nature Communications, resolves several ...

There is a growing demand for portable gas sensors, from both environmental and health sciences as well as industry. Resonant optical sensors, in particular planar micro-resonators, combine high ...

Scientists have demonstrated a new terahertz (THz) semiconductor laser that emits beams with a much smaller divergence than conventional THz laser sources. The advance opens the door to a wide range ...

Scientists from Harvard University and the University of Leeds have demonstrated a new terahertz (THz) semiconductor laser that emits beams with a much smaller divergence than conventional THz laser ...

Available in 1 or 2-W versions with pulse repetition rates as high as 60 kHz, the Matrix 355 BE frequency-tripled DPSS laser features low output noise and low beam divergence. Said to be the first OEM ...

Left: A double-lattice photonic crystal structure optimized for a 500 µm-diameter, 10 W PCSEL. Right: Top view of the 500 µm PCSEL mounted on its package in an upside down configuration. (Courtesy: ...

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