In the increasingly digital world, the demand for faster, more efficient and miniaturized optical devices is ever-growing.

Researchers from Skoltech and the Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics have developed an approach that helps ...

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In this Physics World Focus on Optics & Photonics you’ll find an interview with the healthcare photonics lead at the UK’s Centre for Process Innovation, and a report on a pan-European effort to ...

Three pioneers in ultrafast science and attoscecond lasers have won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physics, for their work resulting in pulses of light short enough to study the movement of electrons in ...

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is an imaging technology that can non-invasively generate cross-sectional images of tissue. OCT is widely used in eye clinics to diagnose and manage retinal diseases ...

Ultrathin structures that can bend, focus, or filter light, "metasurfaces" are reshaping how scientists think about optics. These engineered materials offer precise control over light's behavior, but ...

Geometric optics is a confusing subject for many physics students, who often first encounter the subject in introductory college physics classes. Traditional instruction in geometric optics is not as ...

Virtual physics labs are changing how students learn science, offering interactive, simulation-based experiences that bring concepts like motion, forces, and energy to life. These tools make learning ...

Invisible infrared waves are emitted by IR LEDs and detected by photodiodes to enable devices like remotes, automatic ...