This device employs laser radiometric heat and radiation force sensing, achieving impressive measurement uncertainties and noise floors. It can detect laser power with high precision, making it ...

Sci-fi interstellar travel gets another tiny push Centuries after Western explorers used sail power to discover a world ...

Caltech researchers develop a platform to characterize ultrathin membranes for lightsails, advancing the quest for ...

Powered by laser light, this tiny sail lays the groundwork for future advances in lightsail technology and the potential for ...

A team of scientists has made the first experimental measurements of laser-induced motions of miniature lightsails in the lab.

Optical radiation from trapped atoms can produce laser emission with unprecedented ... apart from the brute-force approach of cooling the cavity to cryogenic temperatures, novel mirrors and ...

The Radiation Safety Section is responsible for complying with regulations set forth by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission as well as the Indiana State Department of Health for the safe use of ...

The ultimate goal of the lightsail project is to drive a freely accelerating lightsail that is 10 square meters in area and 100 nm or less in thickness. In this first experimental step, the Caltech ...

To begin their research, the team built a small, tethered lightsail within a larger membrane. They then shined a visible ...

Lasers and laser systems are classified according to the potential hazards associated with accessible radiation during normal operation that may cause biological damage to the eye and skin. Lasers ...