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Light Lasers and Optics

Kate McAlpineFebruary 28, 2023

Producing extreme ultraviolet laser pulses efficiently through wakesurfing behind electron beams

Simulations suggest this mechanism could provide a tenfold increase in frequency—likely hitting a peak power of 100 trillion watts in XUV

Catharine JuneSeptember 20, 2022

U-M discovery leading to LASIK is a Golden Goose

The AAAS Golden Goose awards highlight federally funded breakthroughs that go on to bring important benefits to the lives of regular people.

Kate McAlpineSeptember 15, 2022

First light at the most powerful laser in the US

The ZEUS laser at the University of Michigan has begun its commissioning experiments

Kate McAlpineMay 23, 2022

Emulating impossible “unipolar” laser pulses paves the way for processing quantum information

Quantum materials emit light as though it were only a positive pulse, rather than a positive-negative oscillation.

Gabe CherryApril 14, 2022

Graphene-hBN breakthrough to spur new LEDs, quantum computing

Study uncovers first method for producing high-quality, wafer-scale hexagonal boron nitride.

Kate McAlpineAugust 12, 2021

Most powerful laser in the U.S. to begin operations soon, supported by $18.5M from the NSF

With first light anticipated in 2022, the NSF will provide five years of operations funding, ramping up as the ZEUS user facility progresses to full capacity.

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