Optics

Theoretical method can make objects invisible to a thermal camera, or mimic a different objectCredit: Fernando Guevara Vasquez/University of Utah Can you feel the heat? To a thermal camera, which measures infrared radiation, the…

One of the most basic structural aspects of relativistic spacetime is the description of how time and distances are altered by motion. The theory of special relativity describes a spacetime framework for linear constant motion in which…

University of Rochester researchers use vectorial time reversal to demonstrate enhanced channel capacity in a 1-km-long multimode fiberCredit: Illustration by Yiyu Zhou The use of multimode optical fibers to boost the information…

Thirty-nine teams from 12 countries participated in the BreastPathQ Grand Challenge to develop automated methods for analyzing microscopy images of breast tissue and assessing pathologyCredit: Petrick et al., doi 10.1117/1.JMI.8.3.034501 …

Neural network framework may increase radiologist's confidence in assessing the type of lung cancer on CT scans, informing individualized treatment planningCredit: Smedley, Aberle, and Hsu, doi 10.1117/1.JMI.8.3.031906. Despite our…

Researchers develop innovative deblurring method that works even for images with multiple objects moving independentlyCredit: Free-Photos from Pixabay Imaging technology has come a long way since the beginning of photography in the…

Credit: Ali Elshaair The promise of a quantum internet depends on the complexities of harnessing light to transmit quantum information over fiber optic networks. A potential step forward was reported today by researchers in Sweden…

Towards nano-seismology of wide bandgap quantum devicesCredit: Osaka University A team of researchers at the Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University, in collaboration with Bielefeld University and Technical University…

Credit: HU Xinxin et al. Chinese researchers achieved 51.5dB nonreciprocal isolation in the atomic ensemble, which is the highest isolation ratio in the non-magnetic nonreciprocal field. They discussed the quantum noise problem in…

Credit: MA Yu et al. Remote quantum distribution on the ground is limited because of the loss of photon in optical fibers. One solution for remote quantum communication lies in quantum memories: photons are stored in the long-lived quantum…

Credit: NINS/IMS Nanofabrication of electronic devices has reached a single nanometer scale (10-9 m). The rapid advancement of nanoscience and nanotechnology now requires atomic-scale optical spectroscopy in order to…

This discovery will help create new types of lasers capable of producing qubits - the main integral parts of quantum computers of the futureCredit: SPbU The idea of creating quantum computers has long captured the minds of researchers and…

A small change to the receiver in a free-space optical communication system allows for high-speed, low-error transmissions between buildings in urban environments WASHINGTON -- Free-space optical (FSO) communications has the potential for…

Credit: ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy Sergei Kalinin, a scientist and inventor at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been elected a Fellow of the Microscopy Society of America professional society. MSA Fellows…

Using the smallest "construction set" in the world, a research team from the universities of Marburg, Giessen and Paderborn is designing new materials for computer chips, light-emitting diodes and solar cells.Credit: Elisa Monte,…

Professors Xiaoyi Bao and Jackie Dawson, whose research has been pivotal in their respective fields of fibre optics and climate change, are the University of Ottawa's first laureates of the Governor General's Innovation Award. Presented…

Credit: by La Cavera, S., Pérez-Cota, F., Smith, R.J. et al. Ultrasound is an indispensable tool for the life sciences and various industrial applications due to its non-destructive, high contrast, and high resolution qualities. A…

The record-breaking laser intensity over 1023 W/cm2 enables us to explore novel physical phenomena occurring under extreme physical conditionsCredit: Institute for Basic Science Recently, laser scientists at the Center for…

Nanoscope technologies optical gene delivery and functional characterization platform technologies to be featured at ARVO 2021 ConferenceCredit: Nanoscope Technologies LLC ARLINGTON, TX (May 5, 2021) -- Nanoscope Technologies LLC, a…

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Some of the world's greatest innovations, such as Leonardo da Vinci's flying machine, owe their strength and elegance to natural design. Researchers from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have returned their…