News tagged with laser frequency
Research team uses a laser frequency comb to calibrate spectrographs
(Phys.org) -- In the never ending quest to find out if there is life out there beyond our own planet, astronomers, astrophysicists and other researchers use all manner of tools to scan the sky looking for ...
May 31, 2012 |
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Atomic clock comparison via data highways
(Phys.org) -- Optical atomic clocks measure time with unprecedented accuracy. However, it is the ability to compare clocks with one another that makes them applicable for high-precision tests in fundamental ...
Apr 27, 2012 |
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No-photon laser: Physicists demonstrate 'superradiant' laser design
Physicists at JILA have demonstrated a novel "superradiant" laser design, which has the potential to be 100 to 1,000 times more stable than the best conventional visible lasers. This type of laser could boost ...
Apr 04, 2012 |
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Physicists mix two lasers to create light at many frequencies
A team of physicists at UC Santa Barbara has seen the light, and it comes in many different colors. By aiming high- and low-frequency laser beams at a semiconductor, the researchers caused electrons to be ...
Mar 28, 2012 |
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'Star Comb' joins quest for Earthlike planets
(PhysOrg.com) -- If there is life on other planets, a laser frequency comb developed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) may help find it.
Mar 07, 2012 |
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Monitoring food with millimeter waves
Has the packet been properly filled? Are there impurities in the chocolate? Have the plastic seams been welded correctly? Is there a knife hidden in the parcel? Answers to all these questions are provided ...
Dec 02, 2011 |
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Seeing sound: Team develops noninvasive method to visualise sound propagation
High-performance loudspeaker manufacturers have been able to improve sound quality dramatically over the years, but still face the issue of dead spots.
Nov 08, 2011 |
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Future 'comb on a chip': NIST's compact frequency comb could go places
Laser frequency combs -- extraordinarily precise tools for measuring frequencies (or colors) of light -- have helped propel advances in timekeeping, trace gas detection and related physics research to new ...
Oct 26, 2011 |
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Tiny ring laser accurately detects and counts nanoparticles
(PhysOrg.com) -- A microlaser no bigger than a pinprick can accurately detect and count individual viruses, the particles that jumpstart cloud formation or those that contaminate the air we breathe.
Jun 28, 2011 |
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Drive test: NIST Super-stable laser shines in minivan experiment
(PhysOrg.com) -- In a step toward taking the most advanced atomic clocks on the road, physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have designed and demonstrated a super-stable laser ...
May 11, 2011 |
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New laser technology prepares to revolutionize communications
As fiber optic technology continues to advance, it faces challenges from both its physical properties and its use of infrastructure. One emerging high-speed solution being developed at Stevens Institute of Technology uses ...
Mar 28, 2011 |
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Pair of aluminum atomic clocks reveal Einstein's relativity at a personal scale
Scientists have known for decades that time passes faster at higher elevations—a curious aspect of Einstein's theories of relativity that previously has been measured by comparing clocks on the earth's surface ...
Sep 23, 2010 |
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Scientists examine possibility of a phonon laser, or 'phaser'
(PhysOrg.com) -- While the optical laser celebrated its 50th anniversary earlier this year, some scientists have been working on a new type of coherent beam amplifier for sound rather than light. Scientists ...
Sep 07, 2010 |
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Scientists report first monolithic terahertz solid-state transceiver
Sandia National Laboratories researchers have taken the first steps toward reducing the size and enhancing the functionality of devices in the terahertz (THz) frequency spectrum.
Jun 29, 2010 |
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Tiny gold probes give scientists a sense of how disease develops
Tiny chemical sensors implanted into patients could help diagnose disease and track its progress, following a development by scientists.
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Mar 28, 2010 |
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