Laser applications may benefit from crystal research by scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and China's Shandong University. They have discovered a potential way to ...

Slices of a potassium dihydrogen phosphate (KDP) crystal will be used to convert the laser light from infrared light to ultraviolet wavelengths Click here to see a slide show of the technology behind ...

New research suggests that the relatively large crystals used to change several properties of light in lasers -- changes that are crucial for making lasers into practical tools -- might be created by ...