Optica Publishing Group announces the launch of Optica Open
Optica Publishing Group (formerly OSA) announces the launch of Optica Open, a new preprint server dedicated to advancing optics and photonics around the globe.
View ArticleNew shield blocks electromagnetic interference while allowing wireless...
Researchers have demonstrated a mechanically flexible silver mesh that is visibly transparent, allows high-quality infrared wireless optical communication and efficiently shields electromagnetic...
View ArticleNew detector could enable high-speed quantum communication
Researchers have developed a new detector, which they call PEACOQ (performance-enhanced array for counting optical quanta), that could help make high-speed quantum communication practical.
View ArticleIndustry Newsmakers - 2nd Quarter 2008
The industry’s leading conference on lasers and electro-optics, CLEO/QELS & PhAST, took place in May. More than 350 exhibitors, including several OSA Corporate Member companies, were on hand...
View ArticleScientists in Japan Design First Optical Pacemaker for Laboratory Research
The world's first optical pacemaker is described in an article published today in Optics Express, the Optical Society’s open-access journal. A team of scientists at Osaka University in Japan show that...
View ArticleU.S. Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson Named Advocate of Optics
Over her 30-year tenure in the U.S. Congress, Eddie Bernice Johnson has been a consistent supporter of science, optics and the National Quantum Initiative.
View ArticleResearchers develop all-optical approach to pumping chip-based nanolasers
Researchers have developed a new all-optical method for driving multiple highly dense nanolaser arrays. The approach, described in a new paper in Optica, could enable chip-based optical communication...
View ArticleOptica Community story features leading Turkish nanophotonics expert
The latest Optica Community article tells the story of how uncertain weather and failed crops in a farming village in Turkey inspired a nine-year-old girl to become one of the world's leading physicists.
View ArticleResearchers create an optical tractor beam that pulls macroscopic objects
For the first time, researchers demonstrated a new type of optical manipulation: using laser light to pull a macroscopic object. The technology has potential for applications in the continued...
View ArticleOptical coating approach prevents fogging and unwanted reflections
Researchers combine a polymer coating with silicon dioxide nanostructures to create a coating to prevent fogging and unwanted reflections. The technique solves a common problem for sensors such as...
View ArticleOptica Publishing Group announces the launch of Optica Open
Optica Publishing Group (formerly OSA) announces the launch of Optica Open, a new preprint server dedicated to advancing optics and photonics around the globe.
View ArticleNew shield blocks electromagnetic interference while allowing wireless...
Researchers have demonstrated a mechanically flexible silver mesh that is visibly transparent, allows high-quality infrared wireless optical communication and efficiently shields electromagnetic...
View ArticleNew detector could enable high-speed quantum communication
Researchers have developed a new detector, which they call PEACOQ (performance-enhanced array for counting optical quanta), that could help make high-speed quantum communication practical.
View ArticleResearchers demonstrate non-invasive method for assessing burn injuries
Researchers have developed a neural network model that uses terahertz time-domain spectroscopy (THz-TDS) data for non-invasive burn assessment. The algorithm can accurately predict the ultimate healing...
View ArticleOptica Community features a Nigerian student working to advance optics in Africa
The latest Optica Community article tells the story of a young Nigerian surviving sectarian violence, finding escape through education and advancing optics in Africa.
View ArticleEricsson's Mischa Dohler to headline Optica Executive Forum
Mischa Dohler, VP of Emerging Technologies at Ericsson Inc., will serve as a keynote speaker at the Optica Executive Forum during OFC. At the event, Dohler will discuss what technology enablers need to...
View ArticleResearchers use lead recycled from car batteries to make photodetectors
In a new paper from Optics Letters, researchers developed an environmentally friendly method to turn lead from used lead acid batteries into photodetectors operating in the UV-visible band.
View ArticleTechnology development could bring Raman microscopy to the clinic
Researchers have developed a Raman microscope that acquires information hundreds of times faster than the conventional design. This technology development expands the usefulness of Raman microscopy in...
View ArticleCompact, non-mechanical 3D lidar system could make autonomous driving safer
A new system described in Optica represents the first time that the capabilities of conventional beam-scanning lidar systems have been combined with those of a newer 3D approach known as flash lidar....
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