News tagged with quantum cascade

Standoff sensing enters new realm with dual-laser technique

(PhysOrg.com) -- Identifying chemicals from a distance could take a step forward with the introduction of a two-laser system being developed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Physics / General Physics

created Mar 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Nanotube-based terahertz polarizer nears perfection

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Rice University are using carbon nanotubes as the critical component of a robust terahertz polarizer that could accelerate the development of new security and communication ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Jan 30, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (11) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

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 ...

Physics / Optics & Photonics

created Mar 28, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (14) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

New VECSEL could mean a step forward for spectroscopy

(PhysOrg.com) -- "Unfortunately, for spectroscopy, the beam quality of quantum cascade lasers is not satisfying," Hans Zogg tells PhysOrg.com. "We are developing lasers for the mid-infrared range which have an especially good b ...

Physics / General Physics

created Oct 25, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast feature

Researchers demonstrate highly directional Terahertz laser rays

A collaborative team of applied scientists from Harvard University and the University of Leeds have demonstrated a new terahertz (THz) semiconductor laser that emits beams with a much smaller divergence than ...

Physics / General Physics

created Aug 08, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (22) | comments 7 | with audio podcast

Tunable quantum cascade laser

(PhysOrg.com) -- One of the issues associated with lasers is their tunability. In many cases, if you want to produce a particular wavelength, you have to build a laser to accomplish this. In order to get another wavelength, ...

Physics / Quantum Physics

created Jul 07, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (20) | comments 1 | with audio podcast feature

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.

Physics / Optics & Photonics

created Jun 29, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (18) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Precise trace gas analysis, without the noise

Analyzing trace atmospheric gases can now be considerably more precise with the help of a device that delivers stable and reliable power to the lasers used in gas sensors.

Technology / Engineering

created May 24, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New quantum cascade lasers emit more light than heat

Northwestern University researchers have developed compact, mid-infrared laser diodes that generate more light than heat - a breakthroughs in quantum cascade laser efficiency.

Physics / Optics & Photonics

created Jan 11, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Fine-tuned: A wholly new approach to tuning a laser's frequency

(PhysOrg.com) -- For more than 30 years, scientists have been trying to harness the power of terahertz radiation. Tucked between microwaves and infrared rays on the electromagnetic spectrum, terahertz rays ...

Physics / Optics & Photonics

created Dec 04, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (10) | comments 2

Researchers demonstrate 100-watt-level mid-infrared lasers

Northwestern University researchers have achieved a breakthrough in quantum cascade laser output power, delivering 120 watts from a single device at room temperature.

Physics / Quantum Physics

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (13) | comments 0

Building a more versatile laser

(PhysOrg.com) -- One of the drawbacks associated with using semiconductor lasers is that many of them can only produce a beam of a single wavelength, and can only send that beam in one direction at a time. ...

Physics / Optics & Photonics

created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (19) | comments 0 feature

Company Introduces Novel Nanotechnology for Revolutionizing Imaging Using T-rays

Yissum Research Development Company of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem today announced that Professor L.D. Shvartsman and Professor B. Laikhtman, from the Racah Institute of Physics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Oct 20, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Life Expectancy on the Rise -- Even for Quantum States

(PhysOrg.com) -- For the first time, scientists have succeeded in measuring and controlling the lifetime of quantum states with potential use in optoelectronic chips. This achievement is highly significant ...

Physics / Quantum Physics

created Apr 14, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Study on free-space optical communication shows experimental evidence of a unique atmospheric effect

Three members of the faculty at Stevens Institute of Technology recently collaborated on a paper focusing on free-space optical communication, which appears in the latest issue of Optics Express.

Physics / Optics & Photonics

created Mar 17, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (7) | comments 2