Affiliation:
1. Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems
2. Université de Caen
3. U.S. Army Research Laboratory
4. 1630 E. University Blvd.
5. Univ. Grenoble Alpes
Abstract
This joint issue of Optics Express and Optical Materials Express features 23 peer-reviewed articles primarily by authors who participated in the Advanced Solid State Lasers conference, which was part of the Optica Laser Congress held in Tacoma, Washington, USA on October 8-12, 2023. This review provides a brief summary of these articles covering the latest developments in laser gain materials and nonlinear crystals, mode-locked lasers, fiber lasers and amplifiers, nonlinear optical sources, and novel concepts in laser design.