Researchers led by EPFL have made a tiny, ring-shaped device that can generate a pulsed laser signal. Their work could b…

Scientists create laser-activated superconductor

Indications of light-induced lossless electricity transmission in fullerenes contribute to the search for superconductin…

The II-VI IBS coated optics offer unmatched performance in low laser absorption, high laser damage threshold, durability…

Single photons can quickly modify individual electrons embedded in a semiconductor chip and vice versa

Scientists have created a crystal structure that boosts the interaction between tiny bursts of light and individual elec…

An international team realized the ultimate speed limit of the control of spins in a solid state magnetic material. Usin…

A new study shows how harnessing the quantum properties of light can create a transmission technology impervious to eavesdropping.

Researchers at Stanford University have created a novel quantum light source that might someday serve as the basis for q…

Scientists from the University of Stuttgart (Germany) combine the properties of gases, crystals and superfluids to a single unique state of matter.

When a strong magnetic field is applied perpendicular to the surface of the ferrofluid it undergoes a so-called Rosenswe…

DSI will display a wide array of seamless, highly-durable optical thin film coatings at SPIE’s BiOS in San Francisco.

DSI’s ultra-durable optical coatings also feature laser damage threshold (LDT) levels as high as

The researchers have measured this effect for different distances between the ITO layer and the light-emitting molecules…

Unique industry focus on micro-patterning capabilities

PIXELTEQ micro-patterned optical coatings combine patented microlithography expertise with state-of-the-art coating tech…

3D Lattice with Glassy Carbon Struts and Braces of Less Than 200 nm in Diameter Has Higher Specific Strength Than Most Solids

The smallest stable lattice structure worldwide presented now was produced by the established 3D laser lithography proce…

Four Photons Entangled in Orbital Angular Momentum

For the first time scientists have managed to entangle four photons in their orbital angular momentum. Leiden physicist…

What if light — or the lack thereof — could start and stop a chemical reaction in its tracks, giving scientists a freeze…

Researchers have created the world’s smallest integrated optical switch. Applying a small voltage causes an atom to relo…

It all comes down to quantum physics: scientists at TU Wien (Vienna) have analysed why some gases can be cooled down to extremely low temperatures.

Scientists at TU Wien have analysed why some gases can be cooled down to extremely low temperatures

A photonic crystal fibre acts as a multimode fibre in which the image typically gets scrambled due to light bouncing off…

When a long-awaited quantum information network finally arrives, in whatever form, it will incorporate two essential

Scientists at Aalto University, Finland, have made a breakthrough in physics. They succeeded in transporting heat maxima…

In the new competence center for optical simulation, the LZH is working on three subprojects in the areas of high-power…

Heidelberg physicists determine equation of state – basis for understanding superconductivity

Physicists find ultracold atomic gases so interesting because the quantum physical effects are clearly evident at extrem…