Lasers in Research

We are very proud that our lasers are helping leading researchers around the world to push the boundaries of science. Our lasers are reliable high power lasers that scientists can rely on for a high level of performance day in and day out in the lab. Our legendary support staff is always ready to answer any questions you might have either on the phone or in person. The following is a small sample of research papers involving our lasers.

The double minimum E(3) state in Cs - arXiv:2501.05271 (2025) W. Jastrzebski, P. Kowalczyk, J. Szczepkowski, A. Pashov

VO2 thin films: various microstructures for hysteresis manipulations - Vacuum, Vol 227 (2024) F. Dumas-Bouchiat, M. Gaudin, I.A. Alonzo Zapata, C. Champeaux

Dual-Mode Comb Plasmonic Optical Fiber Sensing - ACS Sensors (2024) Efraín Villatoro, Médéric Loyez*, Joel Villatoro, Christophe Caucheteur, Jacques Albert

Atomistic Engineering of Phonons in Functional Oxide Heterostructures - Advanced Science (2022) Seung Gyo Jeong, Ambrose Seo, and Woo Seok Choi

Semitransparent near-infrared Sn–Pb hybrid perovskite photodetectors - Royal Society of Chemistry (2022) Arghanoon Moeini, Laura Martínez-Sarti, Kassio P. S. Zanoni, Michele Sessolo, Daniel Tordera, and Henk J. Bolink

High critical current density and high-tolerance superconductivity in high-entropy alloy thin films - Nature Communications (2022) Soon-Gil Jung, Yoonseok Han, Jin Hee Kim, Rahmatul Hidayati, Jong-Soo Rhyee, Jung Min Lee, Won Nam Kang, Woo Seok Choi, Hye-Ran Jeon, Jaekwon Suk, and Tuson Park

Epitaxially crystallized polyethylene exhibiting near-equilibrium melting temperatures - Polymer Engineering & Science 62(3) 841-847 (2022). Yucheng Wang, Jason X. Liu, Kaichen Gu, Anishkumar Soman, Tingyi Gu, Craig B. Arnold, Richard A. Register, Yueh-Lin Loo, and Rodney D. Priestley

Atomic and Electronic Structures of Correlated SrRuO3/SrTiO3 Superlattices - Seung Gyo Jeong, Woo Seok Choi, Ahmed Yousef Mohamed, and Deok-Yong Cho

Evidence for metastable photo-induced superconductivity in K3C60. - Nature Physics, Gebert et al.

Hybrid CO2-Ti:sapphire laser with tunable pulse duration for mid-infrared-pump terahertz-probe spectroscopy - Optics Express. Vol 29. Issue 3. M. Budden, T. Gebert, and A. Cavalleri

A dual nanosecond-pulsed laser setup for nanocomposite synthesis—Ag nanoparticles in Al2O3/VO2 matrix - Journal of Applied Physics M. Gaudin, P. Carles, E. Laborde, C. Champeaux, and F. Dumas-Bouchiata)

Ozone Measurements Using the Refurbished Eureka Stratospheric Differential Absorption Lidar - Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing Alexey B. Tikhomirov,Ghazal Farhani,Emily M. McCullough,Robert J. SicaORCID Icon,Pierre F. Fogal,..

Gold nanoparticles decorated zinc oxide nanorods as electrodes for a highly sensitive non-enzymatic electrochemical glucose detection - Japanese Journal of Applied Physics 58(SD) (2019). Prapakorn Rattanawarinchai, Narathon Khemasiri, Nathan Soyeux, Sukittaya Jessadaluk, Annop Klamchuen, Supamas Wirunchit...

Synthesis of heavy fermion CeCoIn5 thin film via pulsed laser deposition - Current Applied Physics Jihyun Kim, Hanul Lee, Sangyun Lee, Sungmin Park, Tuson Park, Yoon Hee Cho, Hyo young Lee, Won Nam Kang, Woo Seok Choi

The spin-orbit coupling of the 61Σ+ and 43Π states in KCs: Observation and deperturbation - Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer J.Szczepkowski, A.Grocholaa, P.Kowalczyk, W.Jastrzebski, E.A.Pazyuk, A.V.Stolyarov, A.Pashov

Periodicity of the growth‐band formation in vertebrae of juvenile scalloped hammerhead shark Sphyrna lewini from the Mexican Pacific Ocean - Journal of Fish Biology Claire Coiraton Javier Tovar‐Ávila Karla C. Garcés‐García José A. Rodríguez‐Madrigal Rodney Gallegos‐Camacho...

Optical investigations of electrochemical processes using a long-period fiber grating functionalized by indium tin oxide - Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical M Janczuk-Richter, M Piestrzyńska, D Burnat…

An experimental and computational study of high speed two-particle impacts of Ag nanoparticles - Journal of Applied Physics T. V. Chitrakar, G.J. J. Noiseau, J. W. Keto, M. F. Becker and D. Kovar

Saturable Absorption and Bistable Switching of Single Mode Fiber Core‐Guided Light by a 6 nm‐thick, Few Layers Graphene Coating on the Cladding Surface - Annalen der Physik, 2020 F Liu, M Qi, T Guo, J Albert

Thermal gradients sensing using LPGs with a spatially varying effective refractive index difference - Optics & Laser Technology, 2020 TA Eftimov, K N'G, FJ Lesage, P Mikulic…

40 GHz-rate all-optical cross-modulation of core-guided near infrared light in single mode fiber by surface plasmons on gold-coated tilted fiber Bragg gratings - APL Photonics 4(12) 126104 (2019). F Liu, J Albert

Oxygen‐Vacancy‐Endurable Conductors with Enhanced Transparency Using Correlated 4d2 SrMoO3 Thin Films - Advanced Functional Materials, 2020 Y Ha, S Lee

A Room‐Temperature Ferroelectric Ferromagnet in a 1D Tetrahedral Chain Network - Advanced Materials KT Kang, CJ Roh, J Lim, T Min, JH Lee…

Water-induced fused silica glass surface alterations monitored using long-period fiber gratings - Journal of Lightwave Technology M Janczuk-Richter, M Dominik, M Koba…

Self-heating tilted fiber Bragg grating device for melt curve analysis of solid-phase DNA hybridization and thermal cycling - Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry Jason Koppert, Hubert Jean-Ruel, Devin O’Neill, Chris Harder, William Willmore, Anatoli Ianoul & Jacques Albert

Modification of a photoanode by means of localized surface plasmon resonance from Au nanoparticles decorated on ZnO nanorods for photoelectrochemical applications - Japanese Journal of Applied Physics 58(SD) (2019). Narathon Khemasiri, Nathan Soyeux, Prapakorn Rattanawarinchai, Sukittiya Jessadaluk, Annop Klamchuen, Adirek Rengkasikorn, Supamas Wirunchit,...

Surface-orientation-dependent growth of SrRuO3 epitaxial thin films - Applied Surface Science S Woo, H Choi, S Kang, J Lee, A David, W Prellier…

A tunable thermal switching device based on Joule heating-induced metal–insulator transition in VO2 thin films via an external electric field - Japanese Journal of Applied Physics 58(SD) (2019). S Jessadaluk, N Khemasiri…

Ferroelectricity in SrTiO3 epitaxial thin films via Sr-vacancy-induced tetragonality - Applied Surface Science KT Kang, HI Seo, O Kwon, K Lee, JS Bae

Laser removal of TiN coatings from WC micro-tools and in-process monitoring - Optics & Laser Technology 42(8) 1233-1239 (2010). S. Marimuthu n , A.M. Kamara, D. Whitehead, P. Mativenga, L. Li

Enhanced performance of the AA2050-T8 aluminium alloy following excimer laser surface melting and anodising processes - Thin Solid Films 518(10) 2722-2731 (2010). F. Viejoa, A.E. Coya, F.J. García-Garcíaa, M.C. Merinob, Z. Liua, P. Skeldona and G.E. Thompsona

Performance of Al alloys following excimer LSM-anodising approaches - Surface and Interface Analysis 42(4) 252-257 (2010). F. Viejo, Z. Aburas, A. E. Coy, F. J. Garcia-Garcia, Z. Liu, P. Skeldon, G. E. Thompson

Effect of excimer laser surface melting on the microstructure and corrosion performance of the die cast AZ91D magnesium - Corrosion Science F Viejo, AE Coy, FJ Garcia-Garcia, Z Liu, P Skeldon, …

Single-excimer-pulse writing of fiber gratings by use of a zero-order nulled phase mask: grating spectral response and visualization of index perturbations - Optics Letters B. Malo, D. C. Johnson, F. Bilodeau, J. Albert, and K. O.

Differential strain sensitivity of higher order cladding modes in weakly tilted fiber Bragg gratings - Proc. SPIE 6379, 63790E (2006). Chengkun Chen ; Lingyun Xiong ; Christophe Caucheteur ; Patrice Mégret ; Jacques Albert

UV-exposed Bragg gratings for laser applications in silver-sodium ion-exchanged phosphate glass waveguides - OSA Optics Express Chengkun Chen ; Lingyun Xiong ; Christophe Caucheteur ; Patrice Mégret ; Jacques Albert

Grating formation in pure silica-core fibers - Optics Letters Jacques Albert, Michael Fokine, and Walter Margulis

Photo-Thermal Gratings in Er3+/Yb3+-Doped Core Phosphate Glass Single Mode Fibers - OSA Publishing, Conference Papers Rodica Matei Rogojan, Axel Schülzgen, Nasser Peyghambarian, Albane Laronche, and Jacques Albert

A Short Dual-wavelength DBR Phosphate Fiber Laser - OSA Publishing, Conference Papers Lingyun Xiong, Peter Hofmann, Axel Schülzgen, Nasser Peyghambarian, and Jacques Albert

Effect of writing beam spatial coherence on fiber Bragg grating modulation contrast and thermal stability - JOSA B Lingyun Xiong and Jacques Albert

Dynamical plasma study during CaCu3Ti4O12 and Ba0. 6Sr0. 4TiO3 pulsed laser deposition by local thermodynamic equilibrium modelling - Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 43(28) 285202 (2010). JF Lagrange, J Hermann, J Wolfman, …

Action of counter-propagating laser beams on two-photon excitation of potassium vapour - Journal of Physics B 43(5) 055401 (2010). : Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics T Efthimiopoulos, N Merlemis, M E Movsessian, D Pentaris and M Katharakis

Time-Resolved ESR Study on Complex Radical Pairs Formed in the Photolysis of Methylene Blue Included in Water-Soluble Sulfonated Calixarenes - Applied Magnetic Resonance 37, 581-593 (2010). Akiko Tanaka, Haruhiko Yashiro, Asako Ishigaki and Hisao Murai

Zinc Oxysulfide Thin Films Grown by Pulsed Laser Deposition - Journal of Electronic Materials 39, 589-594 (2010). Sundeep H. Deulkar, Jow-Lay Huang and Michael Neumann-Spallart

Photoreactions and Molecular Dynamics of Radical Pairs in a Reversed Micelle Studied by Time-Resolved Measurements of EPR and Magnetic Field Effect - Journal of Physical Chemistry B Tomoaki Miura‡, Atsushi Kageyama§, Sakiko Torii and Hisao Murai

Nanoscale patterning of functional perovskite-type complex oxides by pulsed laser deposition through a nanostencil - Applied Surface Science 256(15) 4777-4783 (2010). CV Cojocaru, R Nechache, C Harnagea, A …

Photodissociation Dynamics of Propargyl Alcohol at 212 nm: The OH Production Channel - Journal of Physical Chemistry A Ji Hye Lee, Hyonseok Hwang, Chan Ho Kwon and Hong Lae Kim

Spectroscopy study of air plasma induced by IR CO 2 laser pulses - Applied Physics A 99, 159-175 (2010). : Materials Science & Processing J. J. Camacho, M. Santos, L. Díaz, L. J. Juan and J. M. L. Poyato

The 4¹Σ⁺ electronic state of KLi molecule - Chemical Physics Letters 499, 36-39 (2010). J Szczepkowski, A Grochola, W Jastrzebski, P …

Bragg gratings fabricated in monomode photosensitive optical fiber by UV exposure through a phase mask - Applied Physics Letters 62(10) 1035-1037 (1993). Hill, K. O.; Malo, B.; Bilodeau, F.; Johnson, D. C.; Albert, J.

Excimer lasers in cardiovascular surgery: Ablation products and photoacoustic spectrum of the arterial wall - Applied Physics Letters 48(13) 878-880 (1986). Singleton, D. L.; Paraskevopoulos, G.; Jolly, G. S.; Irwin, R. S.; McKenney, D. J.; Nip, W. S.; Farrell, E. M.; Higginson, L. A. J

CO2 laser drilling of copper following excimer laser pretreatment - Applied Physics Letters 56(11) 996-998 (1990). Kinsman, G.; Duley, W. W.;

Lithography Based on Memory Effects Resulting from Photoinduced Self-Assembly of Pyrene Dimers in Thin Polymer Films - Chemistry of Materials Marius G. Ivan† and J. C. Scaiano

Excimer laser decoating of chromium titanium aluminium nitride to facilitate re-use of cutting tools - Optics & Laser Technology 41(8) 938-944 (2009). M. Sundara, , , D. Whiteheada, P.T. Mativengaa, L. Lia and K.E. Cookeb

Transformation of medical grade silicone rubber under Nd:YAG and excimer laser irradiation: First step towards a new miniaturized nerve electrode fabrication process - Applied Surface Science 255(21) 8715-8721 (2009). C. Dupas-Bruzeka, O. Robbea, A. Addada, d, S. Turrella and D. Deroziera

Experimental measurements of multiphoton enhanced air breakdown by a subthreshold intensity excimer laser - Journal of Applied Physics 106(8) 083303 (2009). Jesse Way, Jason Hummelt, and John Scharer

The potential energy barrier of the 2¹Π state in KLi - Spectrochimica Acta Part A 73(1) 117-120 (2009). : Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy W. Jastrzebskia, P. Kowalczykb, A. Pashovc and J. Szczepkowskid

Formation of ultraviolet laser-annealed mesoporous anatase films by a sol–gel process - Scripta Materialia Yasir F. Joya, Zhu Liu

Optimization of the synthesis of nanostructured Tb3+-doped Gd2O3 by in-situ luminescence following up - Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 333(2) 684-689 (2009). Meigui Oua, Brice Muteleta, b, Matteo Martinia, b, Rana Bazzib, Stéphane Rouxb, Gilles Ledouxb, Olivier Tillementb and Pascal Perriata

Study of the ablation threshold of polyimide (Kapton H) utilizing double‐pulsed XeCl excimer laser radiation - Journal of Applied Physics 69(7) 4092-4102 (1991). Mihailov, S.; Duley, W.;

1 pm spectrally narrowed ArF excimer laser injection locked by fourth harmonic seed source of 773.6 nm Ti:sapphire laser - Applied Physics Letters 67(23) 3396-3398 (1995). Kasamatsu, T.; Tsunekane, M.; Sekita, H.; Morishige, Y.; Kishida, S.;

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