Abstract: Current progress in the scaling of continuous wave optical output power and conversion efficiency of broad-area GaAs-based edge emitters, broad-area lasers (BALs), operating in the 900…1000 ...

In this chapter, you will learn about solid-state lasers, in which light is emitted by atoms embedded in a crystal, glass, or other transparent solid. After first explaining the general operation of ...

The '80s and '90s cover band Knyght Ryder performs during the Veterans Day celebration at Houghton Park Saturday, Nov. 12. Photo by Fernando Haro Garcia. The following list is a curated roundup of ...

Nearly 150 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions were reduced and over 260,000 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of energy saved through the second annual Cambodia Energy Efficiency Competition (CEE Comp). The ...

Qi) X-ray frequency combs (XFCs) are of great interest in many scientific research areas. In this study, we investigate the generation of high-power tunable XFCs at the Shanghai soft X-ray ...

Developed by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and Elbit Systems, 'Iron Beam' aims to counter threats amid ongoing conflicts with Hamas in Palestine and Hezbollah in Lebanon as well as threats from ...

The Satellite Laser Ranging Station of the Space Research Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences at the Lustbühel Observatory. Credit: Dr. Christian Kettenbach Scientists are using laser-based ...

The ministry said $5.2 billion of that was designated for air defence systems, including "supporting the continued development of an advanced high-powered laser defence system currently in its ...

REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura The Iron Beam utilises a high-power laser to target and disable projectiles from hundreds of metres to several kilometres away. This method contrasts with Israel's ...

According to Israel, the newly conceived system is a “ground-based high-power laser air defense system” designed to counter an array of aerial threats, including rockets, mortars, unmanned aerial ...