For experiments that require ultra-precise measurements and control over atoms—think two-photon atomic clocks, cold-atom interferometer sensors and quantum gates—lasers are the technology of choice, ...

Device integrates LVDS interface to address the high-speed requirements of optical drives Integrating an LVDS interface, the LMH6533 laser diode driver claims to offer the industry's fastest switching ...

Feb. 11 (UPI) --Scientists have developed a way to control terahertz quantum cascade lasers using light and sound. The breakthrough could enable record data transfer speeds. Terahertz quantum cascade ...

The optical laser has grown to a $10 billion global technology market since it was invented in 1960, and has led to Nobel prizes for Art Ashkin for developing optical tweezing and Gerard Mourou and ...

You can hear sound, of course, but what if you could see it with a laser? That’s what [Goosetopherson] thought about, and thus a new project that you can see in the video below was born. The ...

Mishkat Bhattacharya receives funding from the Office of Naval Research, United States Nick Vamivakas receives funding from the Office of Naval Research, United States. Most people are familiar with ...

Researchers from MIT have discovered a way to send highly targeted audio signals directly to someone's ear at a distance using laser beams. The system works using the "photoacoustic" effect, where ...