In this area researchers have now demonstrated a way around this, by using curved channels for the laser beams (paywalled paper) which inject the laser beam into the continuous cavity. Schematic ...

Knowledge of a laser beam's shape and output-power distribution is critical for optimizing laser performance. Neil Savage summarizes the latest beam-profiling products on the market. People using ...

An initiative called Breakthrough Starshot wants to explore another star system using ultra-powerful laser beams and wafer-thin spaceships. It's a goal that sounds so fantastic, you'd be forgiven ...

The plasma channel keeps the laser pulse focused ... It enables them to comprehend the behavior of the plasma, laser, and electron beam. Cameron Geddes, director of Berkeley Lab’s ATAP Division ...

Dual-laser system and plasma channel generation This improvement was ... of the acceleration process and optimization of beam quality. This enhanced control over the plasma channel has enabled ...