Making ultrafast lasers more accessible

University of Rochester researchers are setting a new standard when it comes to producing ultrafast laser pulses over a broader range of wavelengths than traditional laser sources. In work published in Physical Review Letters, William Renninger, an assistant professor of optics, along with members of his lab, describe a new device, called the “stretched-pulse soliton Kerr Read more about Making ultrafast lasers more accessible[…]

Novel technology to protect pilots from threat of laser attack

BAE Systems engineers have developed a low cost, lightweight, flexible system that can block dangerous laser light to protect pilots and flight crew from hostile attacks. Utilising a novel film the technique is selective in the way it prevents laser transmission, meaning a high level of natural light through can still shine though the canopy Read more about Novel technology to protect pilots from threat of laser attack[…]