Optics

Credit: Christopher Gannon/Iowa State University AMES, Iowa - Jigang Wang can break his research goals into just a few words: "To discover and control quantum states of matter." But, it takes paragraphs, analogies, illustrations,…

Experimental progress towards engineering quantized gauge fields coupled to ultracold matter promises a versatile platform to tackle problems ranging from condensed-matter to high-energy physicsCredit: Mika Blackmore-Esslinger The…

Bio-inspired design helps scientists understand why insects are so sensitive to movementCredit: Le Song, Tianjin University WASHINGTON -- If you've ever tried to swat a fly, you know that insects react to movement extremely quickly. A…

Purdue University researchers document a quantum spin wave for lightCredit: Zubin Jacob Researchers at Purdue University have created a quantum spin wave for light. This can be a carrier of information for future nanotechnologies…

Credit: HKUST Physicists from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and Peking University (PKU) have successfully created the world's first 3D simulation of topological matter consisting of ultracold atoms.…

Credit: CNBP The ability to observe how life works at a nanoscale level is a grand challenge of our time. Standard optical microscopes can image cells and bacteria but not their nanoscale features which are blurred by a physical effect…

Self-calibrating technology opens new opportunities for medicine and researchCredit: J. Czarske, TU Dresden, Germany WASHINGTON -- Researchers have developed a new self-calibrating endoscope that produces 3D images of objects smaller…

SPIE endowed chair in optical sciences at the University of Arizona is inaugural contribution from the international society's new endowment-matching programCredit: SPIE BELLINGHAM, Washington, USA, and CARDIFF, UK - Today, SPIE, the…

Experts to discuss innovations in autonomous systems, nanophotonics and plasmonics, quantum technologies, and virtual reality and augmented vision WASHINGTON - A select group of industry and research experts in the fields of optics…

Credit: Liezel Labios/UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed the thinnest optical device in the world--a waveguide that is three layers of atoms thin. The work is…