Birgit Stiller’s lab at Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) in Erlangen and Leibniz University Hannover is pioneering building blocks for optoacoustic neural networks...

Holographic direct sound printing (HDSP) is an innovative advancement in sound-based 3D printing technology that uses a patterned acoustic field to create complex shapes with ...

Thanks to artificial intelligence (AI) growth, optics is expanding its footprint within data centers, automotive LiDAR, medical, and advanced vision applications.

A transparent film based on radiative cooling could someday help regulate solar heat for environmental applications and architecture.

Neutral-density (ND) filters and polarizers are two common optical components for applications within the visible and near-infrared (NIR) ranges. We measured light transmission...

By carefully observing aberrations of a complex light field reflected from a surface, its refractive index and thickness can be inferred.

New theory developed by Angela Demetriadou and Benjamin Yuen at the University of Birmingham in the U.K. explains how light and matter interact at the quantum level—at last!

The secret to consistent scaling? Embrace open-source tools for your measurements.

Precision optical alignment is currently used for centering lenses within cells, but a call from a quantum computing company made us realize it would be more helpful to quantum...

Photobiomodulation could soon expand its effectiveness beyond tissue repair and pain management into the brain.

Cavity-enhanced Floquet engineering significantly improves the efficiency and speed of integrated optical communications.

In a Q&A with Stephen Sweeney, a professor of photonics and nanotechnology at the University of Glasgow, he answers our questions about what’s up with space lasers and his work...

Very thin materials can create entangled pairs of photons to be used as quantum bits.

While the terahertz region remains largely unexplored, graphene plasmons present a unique pathway to reach new frontiers within terahertz-based signal processing.

Managing the ultrashort pulse durations of ultrafast lasers can be a daunting task, especially if you are unfamiliar with their unique temporal characteristics. Understanding ...

Modular platforms are poised to revolutionize the 3D sensing arena by tailoring components for precise needs—such as automotive, industrial automation, or service robotics—and...