Researchers develop fully photonics-based laser system:http://phy.so/314523683

(Phys.org) —A team of researchers in Italy has developed the first fully photonics-based coherent laser system. In their paper published in the journal Nature, the team describes how they built their new laser system and what it might mean for the future of laser systems. Jason McKinney of the US Naval Research Laboratory offers a News & Views perspective piece on the development of the laser system in the same issue and outlines issues involved with attempting to implement such a system into real world applications