The Fabricator

Fiber laser made for large-diameter tube cutting

BLM GROUP USA has introduced the LT14 Fiber laser tube cutting machine for processing tube diameters up to 14 in.
AZoOptics

Spectral Shaper Provides Unprecedented Control Over 10,000 Laser Frequency Comb Lines

Researchers have developed a new technology that can shape the spectrum of light emitted from a laser frequency comb across ...

This silicon chip creates dozens of laser beams from one source – and could reshape data centers

The technology hinges on what physicists call a frequency comb, a laser that emits many distinct colors, or wavelengths, evenly spaced across the optical spectrum. Each ...
IEEE

The Applications of Random Fiber Lasers in Optical Fiber Communication and Sensing Systems: A Review

Abstract: Different from traditional cavity-based fiber lasers, well-defined resonant cavities are replaced by random feedback mechanisms for lasing generation in random fiber lasers (RFLs). Ever ...
C&EN

Coherent Beam Combination and Vortex Beam Generation Enabled by Silicon-Based Phase-Control Module in Phased Fiber Laser Array

Institute of Optics and Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, Sichuan 610209, China University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China ...
SciTech Daily

Scientists Accidentally Create a “Rainbow Laser” on a Tiny Chip

A few years ago, researchers in Michal Lipson’s lab came across something unexpected. Their work at the time focused on improving LiDAR, a technology that measures distance using lightwaves. The team ...
IEEE

Optical Phased Array Beam Scanning Technology Using Phased Fiber Laser Array Cascaded Microlens Array Scanners

Abstract: As a type of optical phased array technology, phased fiber laser array (PFLA) manipulates the phase of multiple beams to achieve high-power laser output and high-speed beam control. In this ...
C&EN

Nanoscale Single-Cell Mass Spectrometry Imaging via Tapered Fiber Projection Laser Desorption/Ionization Mass Spectrometry

Ministry of Education (MOE) Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China ...