Optics & lasers as a research area encompasses the fundamental and applied study of the generation, propagation, manipulation, and detection of light, with a particular emphasis on coherent and ...

A new theoretical study finds shorter laser pulses achieve higher quantum efficiency for photoemission from a solid surface ...

Czechia-based laser research center ELI Beamlines, a division the Institute of Physics of Czech Academy of Sciences (FZU), has received funding from the Czech Foundation Agency to develop theoretical ...

Two new studies detailed at the American Academy of Ophthalmology's annual meeting suggest a safer and more effective treatment. New data on the use of femtosecond laser procedures in cataract surgery ...

A research team at Chalmers University of Technology has developed a new diminutive laser technology that makes it possible to create a miniature biosensor with the laser source and optics integrated ...

SAXONBURG, Pa., Sept. 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Coherent Corp. (COHR), a global leader in photonics, today announced the sampling of its latest high-power 400 mW continuous-wave (CW) lasers, ...

A research team at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, has developed new laser technology that could lead to tiny, cost-effective biosensors. The sensors integrate lasers and optics together on ...

A career in optical physics or engineering means knowing about the behavior and properties of light, including its interactions with matter and its detection by instruments. Since the discovery that ...

Nobel Laureate Donna Strickland calls her work a ‘laser hammer’, a breakthrough that delivers energy in powerful bursts. In ...

A tiger on a leather bag is not just decoration in this experiment. Its back and tail double as an energy-storing device.