A team of researchers at the Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering has created a new breakthrough in ...

LOS ALAMOS, N.M., Sept. 14, 2004 - University of California scientists working at Los Alamos National Laboratory have developed a theory describing light pulse dynamics in optical fibers that explains ...

Optical aberration theory remains a fundamental component in the design and operation of space telescopes. With increasingly ambitious astronomical missions and the demand for high-resolution imaging, ...

Groundbreaking research unveils unified theory for optical singularities in photonic microstructures (Nanowerk News) In a recent study published in Engineering ("Optical Singularities in Photonic ...

A team led by a physicist from City University of Hong Kong (CityU) recently developed a new quantum theory that explains the “light-induced phase” of matter and predicts its novel functionalities.

The key to powerful computing systems lies in optics due to the potential of optical quantum computers to greatly outperform ...

For the first time, physicists have simulated what objects moving near the speed of light would look like — an optical ...

A small yet innovative experiment is taking place at CERN. Its goal is to test how the CERN-born optical timing signal—normally used in the Laboratory's accelerators to synchronize devices with ...

Cornell researchers have built a programmable optical chip that can change the color of light by merging photons, without ...

Dr. Louis Caryl Graton, professor of mining geology at Harvard, last week issued the following statement: ”A new microscope developed at Harvard incorporates such novel features of design as to permit ...