Bathymetric map of the ocean floor showing the continental shelves and oceanic plateaus (red), the mid-ocean ridges (yellow-green) and the abyssal plains (blue to purple) Credit: NOAA

Researchers Develop High-Efficiency Blue Laser for Advanced Bathymetric Lidar Ocean Exploration

A team of researchers has recently announced the successful development of a high-efficiency, nanosecond pulsed blue laser operating at 486.1 nm for Advanced Bathymetric Lidar. They achieved this feat by utilizing a frequency quadrupled thulium-doped fiber amplifier (TDFA), marking the first time such a device has been implemented for this purpose.

Injection of a Helium-Neon laser beam into a plastic optical fiber.

Yttrium-Aluminum-Garnet Crystal-Derived Silica Fiber Laser Boasts Over 60% Optical-to-optical Conversion Efficiency

Researchers have successfully fabricated a silica optical fiber derived from yttrium-aluminum-garnet (YAG) crystals, demonstrating superior output power and optical-to-optical conversion efficiency in linearly polarized single-frequency fiber lasers (LPSFFLs).

Ultraefficient on-Chip Supercontinuum Generation from Sign-Alternating-Dispersion Waveguides.

A Quantum Leap in Efficiency: 3 Orders of Magnitude Improvement in On-Chip Supercontinuum Generation

Researchers have achieved a groundbreaking advancement in the field of ultraefficient on-chip supercontinuum generation, paving the way for the development of portable and mechanically stable medical imaging devices, chemical sensors, and light detection and ranging (LiDAR) systems.

False colour image of an Nd:YAG laser prototype at FNSPE CTU, Prague: Blue channel is all visible radiation. Green colour is the 808 nm NIR diode pumping (200 W pulsed). Red colour is the 1060 nm NIR laser output. (Note the scattered red at upper right from the laser optics.) The active medium in the center is a highly-doped (ca. 3 %) Nd:YAG crystal with grazing incidence of the beam. The pumping beam comes to the middle of the front surface and is absorbed within few mm under the surface.

Understanding UV DPSS Lasers: Technology, Applications, and Advancements

One type of laser that has gained significant attention is the ultraviolet diode-pumped solid-state (UV DPSS) laser. This technology harnesses the power of ultraviolet light and combines it with the efficiency and compactness of DPSS systems, making it a versatile and powerful solution for a wide range of applications.

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