A high reflectivity mirror, also known as a supermirror, is a dielectric mirror that has been carefully designed to provide optimal reflectivity while minimizing any scatter and absorption effects.

"The laser beam shape can change within 10 milliseconds, and using various elliptical beam shapes, we can also achieve higher weld quality compared to traditional circular static beams.

Researchers create new super-thin laser mirror. Shown is a scanning electron micrograph of the grooves in the high-index-contrast sub-wavelength grating developed by UC Berkeley researchers.

It was the first time a controlled laser mark test has been done on these animals in a wild setting and strengthens the evidence from other studies that monkeys don’t recognise their own ...

But getting to 10 25 W/cm 2 is tough. The issue is one of material. Or, rather it's the lack of a material that can survive long enough to focus the laser light. This is where plasma mirrors come in.

Mirror, mirror: we all need a bit more self-reflection From over-the-top frames that make a not very grand room feel special, to foxed surfaces that add character — and the wonders of wobbly glass ...

LASER COMPONENTS has extended the product range on mirrors from end mirrors, output couplers, and beam splitters to pump mirrors that also have high transmission values at typical pump wavelengths ...

Find out about the different ways a shape can be transformed, including translation, rotation and reflection, in this primary Bitesize KS2 Science guide.

Lasers are pretty much magic — it’s all done with mirrors. Not every laser, of course, but in the 1980s, the most common lasers in commercial applications were probably the helium-neon … ...