Who doesn't love a humongous laser? Here at ExtremeTech, we're fans of both 1) technology and 2) extremes, and lasers are toward the far end of both spectra. So, do you have a minute? In the spirit of ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Nations around the world are rapidly developing high-energy laser weapons for military missions on land and sea, and in the air and space. Visions of swarms of small, inexpensive ...

First predicted by Einstein more than a century ago, lasers have shaped our modern technological landscape. But how do they work? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

In 2014, the US Navy installed its first prototype SSL (solid state laser) capable of countering surface craft and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) on a Navy ship. The Navy since then has been ...

Scientists at CAS develop compact, solid-state laser system that generates 193-nm coherent vortex beam. Deep UV solid-state laser with compact setup generates a vortex at 193 nm. Deep ultraviolet (DUV ...

There are many different types of lasers—almost as many as there are applications for the same—but what ties them all together as a class is that they depend on the same physical effect: stimulated ...

They're in grocery store scanners, internet connections and car backup cameras. Whether you realize it or not, you interact with lasers every day. This light-based technology has helped build the ...