Category Archives: Literature Review

This is an exercise that I really enjoy, reviewing the publications that got me excited over the past year. There are a few “big deal” results, that may have even made it into the general press, but there are also … Continue reading →

Here is a brief “digest” of photonics/lasers/physics news and publications that interested me so far in 2021. Feel free to make a comment if you have reactions or any of your own news or publications to add. — Photonics news: … Continue reading →

Well… what a strange year 2020 has been so far. But, science publication is still going on, with many publishers not only continuing to work at full speed despite the workforce being largely at home, but some even working more … Continue reading →

A large portion of my work during my PhD, from 2014 to the end of 2017, was with the goal of producing high energy terahertz pulses. Terahertz radiation is named after the unique frequency band centered on 1 THz (1*10^12 … Continue reading →

Following up on my previous post I thought I would recount my favorite and most respected publications of the first half of 2019. — First, there are the three papers on which I’m a listed author (bias intended!): 1 April, … Continue reading →

As is necessary this time of year, I reflected on my favorite optics/photonics and laser physics publications of this past year. Definitely not an exhaustive list, and heavily biased by my favorite topics and specialization (ultrafast optics, laser-plasma interactions, particle … Continue reading →