In supercontinuum generation, various propagation effects combine to produce a dramatic spectral broadening of intense ultrashort optical pulses. With a host of applications, supercontinuum sources ...

Many biomedical applications are now benefiting from the unique optical properties of supercontinuum fibre lasers. John Clowes of Fianium tracks recent developments. Supercontinuum fibre laser sources ...

Push-button-operated supercontinuum sources that combine ultrafast laser pulses with microstructured fibre were a big hit at LASER 2005. World of Photonics in June in Germany. James Tyrrell talks ...

Different types of tunable laser source (TLS) are available on the market to suit a wide variety of applications. However, it is important to choose the right technology for specific applications, as ...

Lasers are known for the monochromatic nature of their light, so much so that you might never have thought there could be such a thing as a white laser. But in the weird world of physics, a lot of ...

Chromacity Ltd report that the excellent coupling efficiency and high stability of its Model 1040 ultrafast fibre laser enables it to generate exceptionally broad and flat supercontinua in the near ...

Technology development. Carsten Thomsen, VP for ultrafast lasers at NKT Photonics, shows off the company's supercontinuum laser at Photonics West. (Courtesy: Margaret Harris) I always enjoy hearing ...

Scientists at Japan's Institute for Molecular Science have achieved a 1,000-fold enhancement in white-light generation inside water by using non-harmonic two-color femtosecond laser excitation. This ...