Optics

Credit: KAIST
(L-R) Junyong Choi, Woonsong Jeong, Jungwon Kim, and Jihoon Baek inside the antenna receiver room at KVN Pyeongchang radio telescope.
Researchers apply the precision of optical frequency combs to radio telescopes to synchronize the observation timing and phase of faint cosmic signals—and lay the foundation for...
Jan. 27, 2026
Credit: Yufeng Zhang
Yufeng Zhang in the team's lab.
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Credit: Purdue University/Kevin Crisp
Professor Vladimir Shalaev with the team’s optical setup. Credit: Purdue University/Kevin Crisp

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