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The use of a Femto laser, capable of emitting extremely short light pulses in the order of femtoseconds, allows for unprecedented precision in engraving.
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Bhanu Chopra, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
In electrons, these states occur over femtoseconds (quadrillionths of a second), and distances of fractions of a nanometer, which of course is hard to capture.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 11 Sep. 2024
The simulations need to account for atomic vibrations that occur on the scale of femtoseconds while simulating physical and chemical changes, such as changes in an atom’s position relative to its neighbors, that emerge on the scale of microseconds.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 24 May 2024
The resulting oscillator has reduced the jitter in the system to just 15 femtoseconds
Today, these applications rely on microwave oscillators.
—IEEE Spectrum, 19 Mar. 2024
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Bhanu Chopra, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
In electrons, these states occur over femtoseconds (quadrillionths of a second), and distances of fractions of a nanometer, which of course is hard to capture.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 11 Sep. 2024
The simulations need to account for atomic vibrations that occur on the scale of femtoseconds while simulating physical and chemical changes, such as changes in an atom’s position relative to its neighbors, that emerge on the scale of microseconds.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 24 May 2024
The resulting oscillator has reduced the jitter in the system to just 15 femtoseconds
Today, these applications rely on microwave oscillators.
—IEEE Spectrum, 19 Mar. 2024
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“Femtosecond.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/femtosecond. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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