Invisible infrared waves are emitted by IR LEDs and detected by photodiodes to enable devices like remotes, automatic ...

A new theoretical study finds shorter laser pulses achieve higher quantum efficiency for photoemission from a solid surface ...

You can thank fiber optics for all these conveniences and more. And while you’re at it, wish the fiber a happy 60th birthday ...

Wave-like patterns appear on computer screen when pixels do not align. This illustrates how complex nano-scale misalignments ...

Researchers at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, with collaborators from MIT, Harvard, and Stanford, have experimentally confirmed a 1970s prediction that 'dark points'—optical vortices in ...

With conventional methods, high-precision nanostructures on photonic components can currently only be produced up to a size of 30 centimeters. Researchers in Thuringia are now working on the ...

Nobel Laureate Donna Strickland calls her work a ‘laser hammer’, a breakthrough that delivers energy in powerful bursts. In ...

Some of the heaviest atoms in the universe barely exist long enough to be ...

Researchers at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have experimentally confirmed that 'dark points'—regions of zero ...

Quantum AI is the combination of the computational power of quantum computing with the learning and pattern recognition ...

Modern technology demands compact, efficient optical devices for cameras, sensors, and quantum systems. Metasurfaces offer ...

Modern life is increasingly shaped by light. Optical devices exist in smartphone cameras, medical sensors, and emerging quantum technologies. As these ...