Nanolaser-Optical Setup (IMAGE)

University of California - Berkeley

Nanolaser-Optical Setup

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Both pictures show a bright emerald green point of light from a single plasmon laser emanating from the optical setup used by UC Berkeley researchers. These semiconductor lasers -- the world's smallest -- are extremely efficient, so the small amount of scattered light is clearly visible, even in ambient room lighting. Camera saturation of the bright laser light gives the impression of a larger spot.

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Courtesy of Xiang Zhang Lab, UC Berkeley

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