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Single-shot simultaneous intensity, phase, and polarization imaging with metasurface

A team of researchers from Jinan University has developed a metasurface-based imaging technique that can precisely measure the intensity, phase, and polarization of arbitrary light field distributions in a single exposure. The system uses optimized metasurface structural parameters to diffract incident light fields into sub-images that...

SourceScience China Press·JournalNational Science Review·TypeExperimental study·DateApr 29, 2025

New strategies to enhance chiral optical signals unveiled

Researchers have developed new methods to boost chiral optical signals, including tailoring optical fields, photonic resonance, orbital angular momentum beams, metasurfaces with bound states in the continuum, and nonlinear optics. These strategies offer promising avenues for further research in chiral optics and its applications.

SourceHigher Education Press·JournalEngineering·DateMar 15, 2025
Apple Watch Series 11 (GPS, 46mm)

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Researchers observe hidden deformations in complex light fields

Researchers at Tampere University have observed hidden deformations in complex light fields for the first time. These deformations carry significant information about the object, such as its material properties. The study has implications for measuring material properties with structured waves and will inspire new optical technologies.

SourceTampere University·JournalNature Communications·DateOct 1, 2024

Beat the heat with radiative cooling

Researchers from the University of Tokyo have developed a novel approach to manage waste heat in microcircuits by adding a tiny coating of silicon dioxide. This increases the rate of heat dissipation, allowing for faster cooling and potentially leading to smaller and cheaper electronic devices.

SourceInstitute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo·JournalPhysical Review Letters·DateMay 3, 2024

Gigahertz-rate switchable wavefront shaping by LNOI-empowered metasurface

A team of researchers has successfully integrated a metasurface with photonic integrated circuits, enabling fast and tunable control over light manipulation. The device can shape any wavefront in reconfigurable arbitrary polarization states at speeds of up to 1.4 gigahertz.

SourceSPIE--International Society for Optics and Photonics·JournalAdvanced Photonics·DateApr 16, 2024
Garmin GPSMAP 67i with inReach

Garmin GPSMAP 67i with inReach provides rugged GNSS navigation, satellite messaging, and SOS for backcountry geology and climate field teams.

Shrinking light: Nanoscale optical breakthrough

Researchers have made groundbreaking progress in confining light to subnanometer scales using a novel waveguiding scheme. The approach generates an astonishingly efficient and confined optical field with applications in light-matter interactions, super-resolution nanoscopy, and ultrasensitive detection.

SourceSPIE--International Society for Optics and Photonics·JournalAdvanced Photonics·DateJul 17, 2023

Orbital angular momentum boosts multiplexed holography

Researchers have implemented Orbital Angular Momentum (OAM) as an independent information carrier for optical holography, leading to OAM multiplexed holography. The new design approach, MHC-OAM, uses spatial light modulators to achieve multiramp helical conical beams with different parameters serving as information encryption or decryp...

SourceSPIE--International Society for Optics and Photonics·JournalAdvanced Photonics Nexus·DateJul 5, 2023

USTC realizes ultrahigh-density 3D dynamic holographic projection

Researchers from USTC developed a new method for ultrahigh-density 3D holographic projection, overcoming key limitations in depth control and crosstalk. The technique uses light scattering to improve depth resolution and reduce crosstalk between planes.

SourceUniversity of Science and Technology of China·JournalOptica·DateApr 20, 2023
Apple iPhone 17 Pro

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CityU scholars unify color systems using prime numbers

Researchers from City University of Hong Kong developed a unified colour system based on prime numbers, called C<sub>235</sub>, which can represent various colours more efficiently than existing systems like RGB and CMYK. The new colour system has potential applications in designing energy-saving LCD systems and colourizing DNA codons.

SourceCity University of Hong Kong·JournalLight Science & Applications·TypeComputational simulation/modeling·DateMar 2, 2023

Arrayed chirality

A team of researchers from Osaka University used computer simulations to model the optical radiation force distribution induced by an interference pattern, enabling the fabrication of nano-sized structures with chiral properties. This technology has the potential to create new optical devices, such as chirality sensors.

SourceOsaka University·JournalScientific Reports·TypeComputational simulation/modeling·DateSep 28, 2022

Neuromorphic computing with optically driven nonlinear fluid dynamics

Researchers propose a novel paradigm using nanoscale nonlinear fluid dynamics to support recurrent neural networks in neuromorphic computing. The liquid film functions as an optical memory, enabling 'reservoir computing' capable of performing digital and analog tasks.

SourceSPIE--International Society for Optics and Photonics·JournalAdvanced Photonics·DateJul 25, 2022

Light travelling in a distorting medium can appear undistorted

A team of researchers has discovered a property of light that remains unchanged in complex media, allowing for distortion-free communication and sensing. By applying a novel quantum approach, they showed that all light has this invariant property, which can be exploited to correct distortions without losing any light.

SourceUniversity of the Witwatersrand·JournalNature Photonics·DateJun 24, 2022
Fluke 87V Industrial Digital Multimeter

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Intense monocycle terahertz pulses from shifting electrons in quantum structures

Researchers have developed a novel concept for generating ultrashort THz waveforms by tailoring electronic currents in a compact optically driven quantum device. The THz pulses display a single oscillation of the electric field and can be tailored via the nonlinear generation process.

SourceMax Born Institute for Nonlinear Optics and Short Pulse Spectroscopy (MBI)·JournalOptica·TypeExperimental study·DateJan 6, 2022

Pitt study shows optical fields can modify electrons in metal

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have discovered that applying intense optical fields to electrons in metals can change their electronic properties. This 'dressing' effect allows for potential applications in conventional electronics, quantum computing, and entirely new areas of research.

SourceUniversity of Pittsburgh·JournalNature Communications·DateJun 12, 2020

New metasurface design can control optical fields in three dimensions

Researchers at the University of Washington have designed a 3D-printed metamaterial that can manipulate light with nanoscale precision, focusing it to discrete points in a 3D helical pattern. The device has high spatial resolution and could enable miniaturization of optical elements and creation of ultra-compact depth sensors.

SourceUniversity of Washington·JournalScience Advances·DateOct 4, 2019
GQ GMC-500Plus Geiger Counter

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Kaleidoscope mirror symmetry inspires new design for optical tools, technologies

Researchers have developed a new method for creating mirror-symmetric axes in the polarizations of light, enabling complex manipulations useful in optical tools and technologies. The design, inspired by kaleidoscope symmetry, allows for tightly focused fields with various shapes and introduces elliptical polarization.

SourceAmerican Institute of Physics·JournalAPL Photonics·DateSep 17, 2019

Electrons surfing on a laser beam

Researchers at FAU successfully developed a new technique to generate an optical field that can be influenced with great precision, enabling light and electrons to coincide within 'attoseconds'. This allows for high-energy acceleration of electrons, promising applications in materials science, biology, and medicine.

SourceFriedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg·JournalNature Physics·DateOct 10, 2017

Scientists reveal breakthrough in optical fiber communications

Scientists from the University of Southampton have developed a novel approach to generate spectrally-efficient modulation format signals using direct current modulated lasers. This innovation avoids costly external modulator schemes, reducing power consumption and increasing efficiency.

SourceUniversity of Southampton·JournalNature Communications·DateDec 19, 2014