A new theoretical study finds shorter laser pulses achieve higher quantum efficiency for photoemission from a solid surface ...

TUCSON, AZ / ACCESS Newswire / April 23, 2026 / Applied Energetics, Inc. (OTCQB:AERG) (AE), a leader in ultrashort pulse ...

Experiments have identified two main types of “breathing” behavior. When the laser operates above the minimum power needed to ...

A University of Michigan study suggests that shortening laser pulses to subcycle durations can increase quantum efficiency in photoemission by up to 10 orders of magnitude without raising power or ...

Spintronics are devices that operate leveraging the spin, an intrinsic form of angular momentum, of electrons. The ability to ...

Femtosecond laser pulses, with durations on the order of 10⁻¹⁵ seconds, have transformed the landscape of ultrafast optics by enabling the exploration of rapid light–matter interactions. The dynamics ...

Ultrafast lasers tracked plasma formation and ionization in copper with picosecond precision. Results show rapid ion growth ...

An international team of physicists has achieved a significant advance in laser science, demonstrating for the first time a ...

FELs require a bright and stable source of high-energy electron bunches, so today’s facilities are driven by large and ...

"Within femtoseconds, the laser pulse excites the electrons in the material. Several picoseconds later, the excited electrons transfer their energy to the atomic nuclei." Consequently, this energy ...

Representatives from the Purdue Applied Research Institute’s LASER PULSE program traveled to Vietnam this summer to meet with three research teams working on air or water pollution projects. Led by ...