Crack-free ceramic welding at room temperature is a first
Ultrashort laser pulses prevent damage to components
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Smartphone market pulls VCSELs into the mainstream
As demand for this formerly niche type of semiconductor laser rises, companies making the equipment used in their manufacture need to adapt, says Ajit Paranjpe
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X-ray diffraction reveals switching mechanism in phase-change materials
New observations will be important for designing improved PCMs in the future for next-generation non-volatile memories
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Multiphoton laser therapy can close a single blood vessel
Multiphoton photothermolysis under real-time image guidance enables precise closure of single blood vessels
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Ultrafast spin laser could boost optical data transmission
Modulating light polarization could improve telecoms energy efficiency
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Optical frequency comb fits in your back pocket
Tiny device offers low power consumption by using ultralow-loss microresonator
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Supersymmetry boosts beam quality of laser arrays
“Super-supermodes” allow laser light to be focussed to a small spot
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Laser-driven radio transmitter has a vintage sound
Technology could be adapted to operate in the terahertz range to boost wireless data capacity
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Machine learning without understanding improves femtosecond laser patterning
A trained neural network can learn what parameters specific femtosecond laser patterned surfaces require with no input about the physics
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2018 Physics Nobel honours three optics visionaries
Physics World journalists reflect on the 2018 Nobel Prize for Physics
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