Subscribe Advertise
Publications Photonics Spectra BioPhotonics Vision Spectra Photonics Showcase Photonics Marketplace Photonics Handbook Photonics Dictionary Newsletters
News & Features Latest News Latest Products Feature Articles All Things Photonics Podcast Photonics Spectra Now

Topics Lasers & Light Sources Optics Materials & Coatings Imaging Sensors & Detectors Test & Measurement Integrated Photonics Spectroscopy Biophotonics Machine Vision

Marketplace Supplier Search Product Search Career Center
Webinars & Events Webinars Photonics Media Virtual Events Industry Events Calendar
Videos
Resources White Papers Bookstore Contribute an Article Suggest a Webinar Submit a Press Release Subscribe Advertise Become a Member

Marketplace

Supplier Search Product Search Career Center

Publications

Photonics Spectra BioPhotonics Vision Spectra Photonics Showcase Photonics Marketplace Photonics Handbook Photonics Dictionary Newsletters

News & Features

Latest News Latest Products Feature Articles All Things Photonics Podcast Photonics Spectra Now

Topics

Lasers & Light Sources Optics Materials & Coatings Imaging Sensors & Detectors Test & Measurement Integrated Photonics Spectroscopy Biophotonics Machine Vision

Webinars & Events

Webinars Photonics Media Virtual Events Industry Events Calendar

Videos

Resources

White Papers Bookstore Contribute an Article Suggest a Webinar Submit a Press Release Subscribe Advertise Become a Member

Lambda Research Optics, Inc. - Limited Time Offer

Jeff Hecht

Jeff Hecht is a veteran science and technology writer with a specialty in optics and an Optica Fellow. He is the author of Understanding Lasers, Understanding Fiber Optics, City of Light: The Story of Fiber Optics, and Beam: The Race to Make the Laser.

Articles
By Jeff Hecht

June 2025

Decades of Discoveries Broadened the Laser Spectrum
At the dawn of the laser age, any color could be attained from a laser, as long as it was red. Theodore Maiman’s first laser was a ruby rod that emitted pulses at 694 nm, the long end of the...

December 2025 Subscribe Advertise
Issue Library

Oxford Instruments WITec GmbH - Raman Microscope MR 12/25

Zaber Technologies - Plug and Play HP 12/25

Features

Explore Our Content
News
Feature Articles
Latest Products
Webinars
White Papers
All Things Photonics Podcast
Photonics Spectra Now
Videos
Our Summits & Conferences
Industry Events
Bookstore

Join Our Community
Subscribe
Advertise
Become a member
Sign in
Contribute a Feature
Suggest a Webinar
Submit a Press Release
Mobile Apps

About Us
Our Company
Our Publications
Editorial Advisory Board
Contact Us
Career Opportunities
Teddi C. Laurin Scholarship

Terms & Conditions
Privacy Policy
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)

We use cookies to improve user experience and analyze our website traffic as stated in our Privacy Policy. By using this website, you agree to the use of cookies unless you have disabled them.

Jeff Hecht

ArticlesBy Jeff Hecht

Articles
By Jeff Hecht