LMS Issue 6; 2013 | Page 4

4? LMS? Issue 6 | 2013 Under the microscope SA Breakthrough in Laser Technology Editor’s Note S cientists at SA’s Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) recently made a breakthrough in laser technology. The CSIR team who form part of the National Laser Centre of the council have successfully engineered - what they believe to be - the world’s first ‘digital laser’. This scientific innovation, which allows the shape of a laser beam to be modified inside the laser, could have major impacts on the healthcare, manufacturing and even the communication industries around the world. Laser technology plays a pivotal role in the daily lives of all individuals. Lasers form key components of a number of household and office objects, ranging from DVD players to printers. These devices are also necessary elements of surgical equipment and industrial welders, and cutters. Thus this new research, which was published in the August editio ?????????????????)???????9????? ????????????????)??????????????????????)Q???????a????d???????????????????)??????????????????????????????????)?????????M????????????????????????)????????????????????????????????????)??????????????????????????????????)?????????????????????Q????????)?????????????????????????????????)?????????????Q???????????????????)?????????????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????????????)%?????????????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????????????)??????????????????????????)????????????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????????1 ??)???????????????????????????????)????????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????????????)????????????? M%H????????????)???????????????????????????????()M???????9?????????????????????????????M?????? M%H?)??????????)Q???????????????????????????)????????????????M??????????????????)????????????????????????????????)?????????????????????????????????????????qQ??? M%H???????????????????????)????????????????????????????????????)1 ???????????????Q???1 ?????????)??????????????????????????????????)??????????????????????????????)?????????????????????%?????????????)?????????????????????????????????)????????????????????????????????)?????????????????????1 ????????????)????????M???????????????????????)??????????????????????????????????)???????????????t????M???????9??????)??A?????????????? M%H??????????)????????????????????????????)????????????Q??????????????????)???????????????????????????????????)1 ??????????????????????????????)????????????????????????????????)Q??????????????????????????????????)????????????????????????????????+?a???????????d?)A??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????)???9?????????????????????????)????????????????????? M%H?????????)???A???????????????Q????????????)???1 ?????????????????????????????()!=\??QI%Q%=90?1MH?]=I-L()?????????????????????????????????)??????????????????)Q????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????????????)?????????????????????1 ?)9????????????????????????????)????????????????????A??????????????)?????????????????a???????????????????d)??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????+?qQ?????????????????????????)?????????????????????????????????)??????????????????????????????????)????e??????????????????????????????)?????????????????????????????)??????????????M?????t????5????????)M???????????Q?????????????!???????)]?????????????????????????????)??????????????9?????????????????qQ??)????????????????????????????????????)???????????????!??????????????????????)????????????????????????????t)????????????????????????????)??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????)?????????????????qQ???????????????)?????????????????????????????????)?????????????????????????????)??????????=??????????????????????)?????????????????????????????????)????????????????????????????????)?????????????????????t???????? ??jl()Q?????????????????15L??????????)???? ????????????????????????)?????$???????????????????)???????????????????????????)??????????????????????????)??????????????????????Q???????)?????????????????????????????)?????????????????????????????)????????????????????????????)??????????????????????????)???????????????????I????????)??????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????)???????????????????????????????)??????????M??????????????????)?????????????????????Q???????e?)??????????????????????????????????)????????????????? M%H??????M?????????????????????????????????)????????????????????????(??????????????????????????????)15L??????Q????????????????)?????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????????)????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????)????????????????)M??????????????????????????????e?)?????????????????????????????????()15L????????)?????????????)??????????????)???????????????)???????????)???????)!?????9??e???()Q??????????)????((0