In a lab at Osaka University, physicist Yoshiki Nakata and his colleagues fired a pulsed laser through a stack of three ...
A powerful new microscopy technique unveils hidden nanoscale light interactions, offering a glimpse into physics that ...
To carry information over long distances, the fiber must be extraordinarily clear. The magic behind an optical fiber’s transparency is a combination of material science and manu ...
Researchers in Germany have unveiled the Metafiber, a breakthrough device that allows ultra-precise, rapid, and compact control of light focus directly within an optical fiber. Unlike traditional ...
Light does a lot of work in the modern world, enabling all types of information technology, from TVs to satellites to fiber-optic cables that carry the internet across oceans. Stanford physicists ...
A flat chip smaller than a fingernail can now do the work of 11 separate optical components, thanks to a counterintuitive ...
A glass thread strung along the bottom of a fjord captured the entire process of calving, from the cracking of ice to the ...