Postings from February, 2008

Researchers at Leeds mine the ‘Terahertz gap’

Tuesday, February 5th, 2008

The Leeds team has secured a new grant of £2 million from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) to shed light on the changes in behaviour and properties of nano-scale systems within the least explored area of the electromagnetic spectrum, the terahertz region.

PhD photonic FEL: Toward a THz free-electron laser in chip-format – University of Twente

Saturday, February 2nd, 2008

The prospective PhD-student will work 4 years on modeling and development of the subcomponents and final integration of a pFEL.

Oscillator generates ultra short laser pulses

Friday, February 1st, 2008

Coherent’s new Mantis oscillator will generate a wider spectrum of THz radiation because of the laser’s very short pulsewidth.