Skip to content ↓

Topic

Terahertz lasers

Download RSS feed: News Articles / In the Media / Audio

Displaying 1 - 2 of 2 news articles related to this topic.
Show:
Terahertz lasers built in the lab had previously had operating temperatures (grey region) whose maximum values suggested a linear correlation with frequency. The new laser’s operating temperature (red sphere) is nearly twice as high as that correlation would suggest.

New hope for terahertz

A laser that generates terahertz rays — which can detect explosives — operates at higher temperatures than some thought possible.

Read full story

Fine-tuned laser

A wholly new approach to tuning a laser’s frequency brings us a step closer to airport scanners that can distinguish aspirin from explosives.

Read full story