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New Technique to Produce Broadband Optical Frequency Comb in Mid-Infrared Region

In an article published in Nature Communications (February 20th, 2015), an international collaboration of scientists around Dr. Nathalie Picqué (Max-Planck Institute of Quantum Optics and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München) describes a reliable new technique of producing a broadband optical frequency comb in the mid-infrared region.

24 Feb 2015

PSI Swiss Light Source Generates Light with Properties Similar to SwissFEL X-Ray Laser

For many years, PSI researchers have been testing experimental methods that will provide insights into novel materials for electronic devices. Using a special trick to make the Swiss Light Source (SLS) at PSI generate light with similar properties to that of PSI's x-ray laser SwissFEL, the researchers were able to demonstrate that the experiments planned for SwissFEL are possible and they are now building an experimental station at SwissFEL.

19 Feb 2015

Quantum Cascade Laser-Based Frequency Comb Demonstrates Wide Spectral Coverage and High Power

Frequency combs are the rulers of light. By counting a wavelength's many oscillations, they measure distance and time with extraordinary precision and speed.

18 Feb 2015

New Project on Quantum Phenomena in Hybrid Systems Receives EUR 1.6 Million Grant

A research project looking at quantum phenomena that involves the physicists Professor Ron Folman of Ben Gurion University in Beer-Sheva, Israel, and Professor Ferdinand Schmidt-Kaler of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU), Germany, as well as their respective teams has been granted EUR 1.6 million in support through the German-Israeli Project Cooperation (DIP) program.

13 Feb 2015

Researchers Produce Möbius Strips from Polarization of Light

A collaboration between researchers from Canada, Europe, and the United States has experimentally produced Möbius strips from the polarization of light, confirming a theoretical prediction that it is possible for light’s electromagnetic field to assume this peculiar shape.

31 Jan 2015

Novel Technique to Extend Storage Time of Quantum Memories

The idea of computing systems based on controlling atomic spins just got a boost from new research performed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory.

30 Jan 2015

Kagome Nanostructure Allows Undistorted Transmission of Extremely Short Infrared Laser Pulses

In a marathon, everyone starts at roughly the same place at roughly the same time. But the faster runners will gradually increase their lead, and in the end, the distribution of runners on the street will be very broad. Something similar happens to a pulse of light sent through a medium.

28 Jan 2015

InAs/GaSb Type II Superlattice Demonstrates MWIR Images While Operating at High Temperatures

From aerial surveillance to cancer detection, mid-wavelength infrared (MWIR) radiation has a wide range of applications. And as the uses for high-sensitivity, high-resolution imaging continue to expand, MWIR sources are becoming more attractive.

28 Jan 2015

Scientists Manage to Slow Photons in Free Space

Scientists have long known that the speed of light can be slowed slightly as it travels through materials such as water or glass.

27 Jan 2015

Wavelength Electronics Introduces Quantum Cascade Laser LAB Family of Instruments

Electronic noise from Quantum Cascade Laser drivers has long limited the detection threshold of chemical sensors. No longer. Patented1 low noise technology is now available to both researchers and developers. Wavelength Electronics introduces the QCL LAB family of instruments that couple an intuitive touchscreen display with low noise drive electronics that have a proven track record of dropping detection thresholds up to an order of magnitude.

14 Jan 2015

Quantum Optics News

New Technique to Produce Broadband Optical Frequency Comb in Mid-Infrared Region

PSI Swiss Light Source Generates Light with Properties Similar to SwissFEL X-Ray Laser

Quantum Cascade Laser-Based Frequency Comb Demonstrates Wide Spectral Coverage and High Power

New Project on Quantum Phenomena in Hybrid Systems Receives EUR 1.6 Million Grant

Researchers Produce Möbius Strips from Polarization of Light

Novel Technique to Extend Storage Time of Quantum Memories

Kagome Nanostructure Allows Undistorted Transmission of Extremely Short Infrared Laser Pulses

InAs/GaSb Type II Superlattice Demonstrates MWIR Images While Operating at High Temperatures

Scientists Manage to Slow Photons in Free Space

Wavelength Electronics Introduces Quantum Cascade Laser LAB Family of Instruments

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