Read article: The first 50 years of the laser – and the next 50
The first 50 years of the laser – and the next 50
The laser at 50: physicists will have a defining role to play in the next 50 years of the laser, says Tom Baer
Read article: The first 50 years of the laser – and the next 50
Read article: Medical lasers: diagnose, treat, cure
Medical lasers: diagnose, treat, cure
The laser at 50: the laser is a major force in medicine and one that's set to play a pivotal role in the diagnosis and treatment of early-stage disease, says Brian Pog...
Read article: The next big thing in laser manufacturing
The next big thing in laser manufacturing
The laser at 50: the ultrafast fibre laser has a bright future in manufacturing, explains Andreas Tünnermann
Read article: Space-based lasers: the final frontier?
Space-based lasers: the final frontier?
The laser at 50: what can you do with a laser in space that you can't do on the ground? Narasimha Prasad sheds some light
Read article: From ray-gun to Blu-ray
From ray-gun to Blu-ray
Fifty years after their invention, Sidney Perkowitz examines the huge impact of lasers on science, culture and everyday life
Read article: Where next for the laser?
Where next for the laser?
Six laser experts recall how the laser has advanced their fields of interest – and speculate where it will take these areas next
Read article: Fusion’s bright new dawn
Fusion’s bright new dawn
The world's largest laser could transform the search for abundant, carbon-free electricity, as Mike Dunne explains
Read article: Combing makes for neat qubits
Combing makes for neat qubits
Frequency comb entangles two atomic qubits
Read article: Science meets innovation at Stanford Photonics Research Center
Science meets innovation at Stanford Photonics Research Center
Innovation is a core value for scientists at the Stanford Photonics Research Center
Read article: Bright stuff: LCLS ready to shine
Bright stuff: LCLS ready to shine
Phil Bucksbaum talks about the "extraordinary opportunities to study new phenomena" using the world's brightest X-ray laser
