Lasers Research update Solitons from new fibre laser could improve eye surgery Short and powerful pulses are held together by high-order dispersion Read article: Solitons from new fibre laser could improve eye surgery
Lasers Blog Celebrate the laser’s 60th birthday with this enlightening quiz This week's trivia challenge focuses on the past, present and (possible) future of laser technologies Read article: Celebrate the laser’s 60th birthday with this enlightening quiz
Lasers Blog Six decades of laser science Physics World celebrates the laser's 60th anniversary with a collection of articles on its history, development and applications Read article: Six decades of laser science
Lasers Podcasts Happy 60th to the laser, European geoscientists gather online, choosing a plastic-free wrapper for Physics World We celebrate the laser and its multitudinous contributions to science and technology Read article: Happy 60th to the laser, European geoscientists gather online, choosing a plastic-free wrapper for Physics World
Quantum Research update Quantum control using laser light could turn insulators into conductors and vice-versa Everyday materials could take on exotic properties, say physicists Read article: Quantum control using laser light could turn insulators into conductors and vice-versa
Ultracold matter Research update How to transform bosons into fermions Dynamical fermionization involves velocity, as well as position Read article: How to transform bosons into fermions
Lasers Research update Sound waves boost the modulation speed of quantum cascade lasers New technique could allow for data transmission at 100 gigabits per second Read article: Sound waves boost the modulation speed of quantum cascade lasers
Business and innovation Blog A supercontinuum success story Photonics experts share tales of bright ideas that panned out – and others where the outcome is yet to be determined Read article: A supercontinuum success story
Devices and structures Research update Metasurfaces help shape laser beams New approach allows vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) to produce beams with made-to-order wavefront shapes Read article: Metasurfaces help shape laser beams
Lasers Research update Laser combo opens up futuristic terahertz technology A compact, widely tunable terahertz laser could enable development of futuristic communications, security, biomedical and astronomical imaging systems Read article: Laser combo opens up futuristic terahertz technology
Optics & Photonics Briefing This issue explores lasers and detectors, solar power, medical imaging and high-resolution displays