Coherent sat down with Dr. Chiara Trovatello, the 2022 Bernard Couillaud Prize Winner to discuss challenges and innovative solutions associated with her work in Optical Parametric Oscillators and Amplifiers. Coherent, Inc. and the Optica Foundation have partnered to create the Bernard J. Couillaud Prize which provides the opportunity for an early-career professional to pursue a compelling and innovative project that has the potential to make a meaningful and positive impact on the science and applications of ultrafast lasers.