Tubular laser beams can create what amount to fiber-optic cables made of thin air, researchers report in a study to appear in Physical Review X. Laser-heated air can efficiently transmit light signals ...

"Thermal confidence at the treatment site can change what's possible for next-generation vascular tools," said Charles Golub, Medical Marketing at Lightera. "Our goal is to help medical device ...

CIR's latest analysis of the future market for optical components predicts that sales of tunable lasers will grow rapidly to reach almost $1 billion by 2012. The resurgent market for optical ...

To develop novel confocal fibre-optic laser method (CFOLM) for accurate and objective measuring of the dioptric power of both positive and negative intraocular lenses (IOLs). The CFOLM principle of ...

Emerging fiber laser technologies are expected to make significant market progress in sensing and healthcare, while innovations in laser welding and 3D printing mean that material processing remains ...

A large group of fiber optic lasers are powered by DC current. Laser drive is supplied by a current source with modulation added further along the signal path. The current source, although ...

Most lasers have operated along similar physical principles: a small, precisely dimensioned, closed cavity containing specific materials that will get incoming photons excited enough to band together ...

Digital systems are notorious for bottlenecks. It’s no good having a blazing, overclocked PC and an internet connection like a firehose if the USB cable between them is like a straw. It’s even worse ...

Optical fibres made from thin air could transmit data to and from hard-to-reach places. Regular optical fibres are made from two transparent materials that slow light down by different amounts. The ...