Also: ruby laser, optical tweezers, chirped pulse amplification, LASIK, laser powder bed fusion
Lasers make intense, pure-colour light. They hold cells, chill atoms, reshape corneas and 3D-print metal.
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| Property | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Optical molasses temperature | ~240 µK | Chu 1985 |
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DebRoy and colleagues reviewed additive manufacturing of metal parts, including laser-based processes, and how process conditions shape structure and properties.
As reported in: DebRoy, Wei, Zuback et al. (2018). Additive manufacturing of metallic components – Process, structure and properties. Progress in Materials Science. doi:10.1016/j.pmatsci.2017.10.001
Ashkin and Dziedzic trapped and moved tobacco mosaic viruses and live E. coli with laser light without apparent damage.
As reported in: Ashkin, Dziedzic (1987). Optical Trapping and Manipulation of Viruses and Bacteria. Science. doi:10.1126/science.3547653
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Pallikaris and colleagues developed laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) in rabbits, using an excimer laser to reshape the cornea beneath a cut flap.
As reported in: Pallikaris, Papatzanaki, Stathi et al. (1990). Laser in situ keratomileusis. Lasers in Surgery and Medicine. doi:10.1002/lsm.1900100511
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Maiman reported stimulated optical radiation in ruby.
As reported in: MAIMAN (1960). Stimulated Optical Radiation in Ruby. Nature. doi:10.1038/187493a0
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Ashkin and colleagues demonstrated the first single-beam optical trap, holding particles from 10 µm down to about 25 nm in water.
As reported in: Ashkin, Dziedzic, Bjorkholm et al. (1986). Observation of a single-beam gradient force optical trap for dielectric particles. Optics Letters. doi:10.1364/OL.11.000288
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Chu and colleagues confined and cooled sodium atoms to about 240 µK using counter-propagating laser beams ("optical molasses").
As reported in: Chu, Hollberg, Bjorkholm et al. (1985). Three-dimensional viscous confinement and cooling of atoms by resonance radiation pressure. Physical Review Letters. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.55.48
Strickland and Mourou introduced compression of amplified chirped optical pulses.
As reported in: Strickland, Mourou (1985). Compression of amplified chirped optical pulses. Optics Communications. doi:10.1016/0030-4018(85)90120-8
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