Advancing Astronomy: Using Laser Guided Star Adaptive Optics to Obtain clearer celestial views

As a breakthrough leap in scientific exploration, the new generation of powerful X-ray lasers is now targeting the fastest and most basic processes in nature. Their mission: to uncover the complex atomic arrangement that drives these phenomena, providing unprecedented insights into chemical reactions, electronic behavior in materials, and the mysteries of the natural world.Unlocking the precise me...

Recently, a joint research team from the Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Information Acquisition and Processing of Anhui University, the Laboratory of Laser Spectroscopy and Sensing of Anhui University, and Ningbo Haier Xin Optoelectronic Technology Co., Ltd. published a paper titled "Measures of line strengths for NO2 near 6.2" μ Research paper on using a quantum cascade laser spectrometer.Re...

Sivers Photonics, a leading UK-based supplier of optical fiber communications and III-V semiconductor Photonics devices, has announced that it has received an initial order from UK-based laser developer Vector Photonics to evaluate epitaxial materials for a new next-generation surface-coupled laser project.The order, which includes laser manufacturing and life testing, will be the first time the t...

Nowadays, laser technology is widely used in various traditional and emerging fields, including optical communication, material processing, consumer equipment, automotive sensing and lighting, display technology, medical applications for treatment and diagnosis, as well as aerospace and defense.Especially in the semiconductor laser market, it is expected to grow from $3.1 billion in 2023 to $5.2 b...

Image source: Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, SwitzerlandScience and Technology Daily, Beijing, September 27th (Reporter Zhang Jiaxin) Commercial femtosecond lasers are manufactured by placing optical components and their mounting bases on a substrate, which requires strict alignment of optical components. So, is it possible to manufacture femtosecond lasers entirely from glas...