Project creates more powerful, versatile ultrafast laser pulse

(University of Rochester) In Physical Review Letters, University of Rochester researchers describe a new device, the " stretched-pulse soliton Kerr resonator, " that creates an ultrafast laser pulse that is freed from the physical limits endemic to sources of laser light and the limits of the sources' wavelengths. " Simply put, this is the shortest pulse ever from a gain-free fiber source, " says William Renninger, assistant professor of optics. Applications include spectroscopy, frequency synthesis, distance ranging, and pulse generation.

Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - July 24, 2020 Category: Biology Source Type: news