Electrons turn a piece of wire into a laser-like light source

Nicholas Rivera ()

Nature, 2022, vol. 611, issue 7934, 38-39

Abstract: Shining a laser on an iron wire generates fast-moving electrons that boost the electromagnetic waves created by the light interacting with the wire. This way of making laser-like light could surpass existing methods that use electrons.

Keywords: Optics; and; photonics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1038/d41586-022-03455-4

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