Ultrafast laser pulses, typically defined by durations in the femtosecond to picosecond range, have revolutionised both fundamental science and applied technology. Their generation and amplification ...

The controlled generation of single photons is an essential element of numerous quantum technology applications, such as quantum networks and quantum computing. A research team has now demonstrated ...

Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have succeeded in detecting laser-assisted electron scattering (LAES) using ...

Femtosecond laser pulses, with durations on the order of 10⁻¹⁵ seconds, have transformed the landscape of ultrafast optics by enabling the exploration of rapid light–matter interactions. The dynamics ...

In high-intensity laser–matter interactions, including laser-induced particle acceleration, physicists generally want to work with the highest possible focused laser peak power, which is the ratio of ...

If there’s one lesson to be learned from [Aled Cuda]’s pulsed laser driver, it’s that you can treat the current limits on electronic components as a suggestion if the current duration is measured in ...

A peek inside the record-breaking laser. The image shows the round amplifier disk, through which the laser beam passes several times (bright spot at the centre). The word laser usually conjures up an ...

A 3D simulation of the wake behind the electron beam (purple) and how a light pulse (blue and red stripe) might surf behind it. The plasma wake is shown in alternating yellow for the absence of ...

Representation of domain walls within a ferromagnetic layered material. New research shows that when these materials are hit with a free electron laser, magnetic domain walls move much faster than ...

For the first time, researchers at Umeå University, Sweden, have demonstrated the full capabilities of their large-scale laser facility. The team reports generating a combination of ultrashort laser ...

There has been vivid interest in laser electrochemical phenomena and applications. Laser-induced electrochemical deposition of metals on metals relies possibly on thermal and defect generation effects ...

"Within femtoseconds, the laser pulse excites the electrons in the material. Several picoseconds later, the excited electrons transfer their energy to the atomic nuclei." Consequently, this energy ...