Abstract: Ultrashort pulsed laser systems are described. In one example, a pulsed laser system includes a source laser configured to emit a pulsed source laser beam, a splitter configured to split the source laser beam into first and second input laser beams, a first amplifier module configured to amplify the first input laser beam using chirped pulse amplification (CPA) and to produce, at a first output port, a first output laser beam in a first spectral range based on soliton self-frequency shift (SSFS) in the first amplifier module, a second amplifier module configured to amplify the second input laser beam using CPA and to produce an intermediate beam based on SSFS in the second amplifier module, and a mid-infrared fiber configured to receive the intermediate beam and to produce, at a second output port, a second output laser beam in a second spectral range based SSFS in the mid-infrared fiber.

Abstract: The system and method for enhancing and suppressing radio frequency (RF) emissions in a laser induced plasma system using a second laser. A first igniter laser is used at short pulse widths and a second heater laser is used at longer pulse widths. By varying the energy of the heater laser and/or the timing of the arrival of the heater laser with respect to the igniter laser suppression and/or enhancement of the radio frequency (RF) emission from the induced plasma system is possible.

Abstract: A computer language for facilitating communication between web services, where web services may use disparate input and output document formats, and system using same. A Conversation Definition Language (CDL) is extended with transformational information to a Transformational Conversation Definition Language (TCDL). The CDL defines document types, transitions and interactions of a conversation between two or more web services. In a preferred embodiment, the transformational information is a subset of the interaction information. Stylesheets are used to define the semantics of the required transformation and the appropriate stylesheets are identified in the TCDL file. A conversation controller component reads the TCDL files that correspond to a given conversation and utilizes the transformation information, when necessary to transform documents between web services without human intervention.