The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) announced the development of the world\u2019s first digital laser at a presentation on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
The innovation was expected to spur numerous applications to improve the communication and health sectors, Professor Andrew Forbes of the CSIR National Laser Centre said in Pretoria.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur device represents a new way of thinking about laser technology and we see in it a new platform on which the future technologies may be built.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe believe that this [innovation] can be used in health, as a research tool, [but] not as a clinical tool yet. We are already working on this plus other devices in communication,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The laser technology could significantly solve bandwidth problems.<\/p>\n
The experimental work in the laser project was done by doctoral candidate and CSIR researcher Sandile Nqcobo.<\/p>\n
The work was done in the mathematical optics group at the CSIR, led by Prof Andrew Forbes.<\/p>\n
According to Wikipedia, a laser is a device which emits light through a process of optical amplification based on stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation.<\/p>\n
The term laser originated as an acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation.<\/p>\n
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