Laser aimed at helicopter during Harris County manhunt prompts warning. Why it's a federal offense.

The Texas Department of Public Safety is warning residents not to point lasers at aircraft following an incident Tuesday.

DPS chopper crew tracks down Houston man accused of pointing laser at them

HOUSTON — A Texas Department of Public Safety helicopter was targeted by a laser strike while helping with a manhunt in the ...
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Electrons dynamics control by shaping femtosecond laser pulses in micro/nanofabrication: modeling, method, measurement and application

During femtosecond laser fabrication, photons are mainly absorbed by electrons, and the subsequent energy transfer from electrons to ions is of picosecond order. Hence, lattice motion is negligible ...