Scientists support the use of ultraviolet light to reduce SARS-CoV-2 transmission indoors
Credit: Image sketches by Nacho Gaubert. The SARS-CoV-2 outbreak is posing an extraordinary challenge that requires swift worldwide action for ...
Tag: Optics
Graphene smart textiles developed for heat adaptive clothing
Credit: The University of Manchester New research on the two-dimensional (2D) material graphene has allowed researchers to create smart adaptive ...
Quantum rings in the hold of laser light
Credit: Source: IFJ PAN Ultracold atoms trapped in appropriately prepared optical traps can arrange themselves in surprisingly complex, hitherto unobserved ...
Laser technology: The Turbulence and the Comb
A particularly well-ordered kind of laser light can be created by turbulence, which is usually responsible for very disordered phenomena.Credit: ...
New techniques improve quantum communication, entangle phonons
Credit: Photo by Nancy Wong Quantum communication--where information is sent through particles, typically entangled photons--has the potential to become the ...
Quantum-inspired approach dramatically lowers light power needed for OCT
New detection system allows high-quality OCT imaging with power levels well below safety limitsCredit: Andrzej Roma?ski WASHINGTON -- Researchers have ...
Order from disorder
Using turbulence to generate frequency combs from small ring lasersCredit: Harvard SEAS We've all experienced turbulent air and water, but ...
Photonics: From custom-built to ready-made
Credit: Lin Chang (UCSB) Information technology continues to progress at a rapid pace. However, the growing demands of data centers ...
Superlens squeezes light into nanospace
Plasmon nanojet: Physicists implement efficient mechanism for subwavelength focusing of plasmonsCredit: Daria Sokol/MIPT Press Office Russian and Danish researchers have ...
A breakthrough in developing multi-watt terahertz lasers
Researchers at Lehigh's Center for Photonics and Nanoelectronics use new phase-locking technique to achieve record-high output power for terahertz lasers, ...
Scientists apply ‘twistronics’ to light propagation and make a breakthrough discovery
The findings provide a promising pathway for leapfrog advancement in imaging, optical-computing technologies, biosensing and moreCredit: ASRC NEW YORK, June ...
Ultra-thin camera lenses of the future could see the light of day
Credit: Chalmers University of Technology/Daniel Andren In the future, camera lenses could be thousands of times thinner and significantly less ...
Doing more with terahertz: Simplifying near-infrared spectroscopy systems
Adaptive sampling technique offers exceptional resolution with only one laser source, half that of conventional systemsCredit: SPIE Spectroscopy has roots ...
Shedding a new light on 2D materials
Pitt Engineers lead a study on how light affects 2D materials that can be used for improved data storageCredit: University ...
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