Researchers develop atomic laser operating at the shortest wavelength yet

(Phys.org)--A team of researchers with affiliations to several facilities in Japan has succeeded in developing an atomic laser that operates at the shortest wavelength yet. In their paper published in the journal Nature, the group describes how they built their laser and how it performed. Linda Young, with Argonne National Laboratory in the U.S. offers a News & Views piece on the work done by the team in the same journal edition, highlighting the development effort and the means by which the res...