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Strathclyde University has developed a high-performance, ultra-versatile Raman laser.
A team at Strathclyde University, Glasgow, Scotland, has developed a new type of high-performance, ultra-versatile Raman laser that harnesses diamonds to produce light beams with more power and a wider range of colors than current Raman lasers.
Professor Martin Dawson, who initiated and oversaw the project at Strathclyde’s Institute of Photonics, commented, “Our new lasers can generate light ranging from the lower end of the ultra-violet part of the electromagnetic spectrum, right through the visible part, up to the middle of the infra-red region. That means they can plug many of the existing gaps in conventional lasers’ capabilities.”
The researchers add that the novel laser's capabilities could open up important new applications, such as better treatment of skin complaints and diabetes-related eye conditions, to improved pollution monitoring and aeronautical engineering. The research is being funded by the UK's Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).
More: 'Diamond lasers' deliver more colors, more power
Strathclyde University has developed a high-performance, ultra-versatile Raman laser.
A team at Strathclyde University, Glasgow, Scotland, has developed a new type of high-performance, ultra-versatile Raman laser that harnesses diamonds to produce light beams with more power and a wider range of colors than current Raman lasers.
Professor Martin Dawson, who initiated and oversaw the project at Strathclyde’s Institute of Photonics, commented, “Our new lasers can generate light ranging from the lower end of the ultra-violet part of the electromagnetic spectrum, right through the visible part, up to the middle of the infra-red region. That means they can plug many of the existing gaps in conventional lasers’ capabilities.”
The researchers add that the novel laser's capabilities could open up important new applications, such as better treatment of skin complaints and diabetes-related eye conditions, to improved pollution monitoring and aeronautical engineering. The research is being funded by the UK's Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).
More: 'Diamond lasers' deliver more colors, more power
