MPQ-scientists demonstrate switch ing effects caused by single photons

The idea to perform data processing with light, without relying on any electronic components, has been around for quite…

Nature Photonics Magazine Presents a World-record Micrometer-sized Converter of Electrical into Optical Signals / Future Energy-efficient Chip-to-chip Optical Communication Links

Nature Photonics Magazine Presents a World-record Micrometer-sized Converter of Electrical into Optical Signals / Future…

What’s so ‘super’ about this superfluid

Atomtronics is an emerging technology whereby physicists use ensembles of atoms to build analogs to electronic circuit e…

When two red photons make a blue photon

Here’s a question: Can scientists generate any color of light? The answer is not really, but the invention of the laser…

Engineers build cutting-edge photonic devices using standard chip-making process

As computing power rises, so does the amount of energy needed to operate the machine—which limits computational power. A…

Belgian researchers build the first circuit with stretchable optical interconnections

The first optical circuit built with stretchable interconnections. Electronics that bend and stretch have become possib…

Simplify system setup and minimize weight

Linear Variable Bandpass Filters are precision coated optical filters featuring spectral properties that vary linearly a…

Researchers at FOM Institute AMOLF have discovered a novel method to create directional beams of light on the nanoscale…

It's not quite Star Trek communications—yet. But long-distance communications in space may be easier now that researcher…

Nano-heat engine likely to operate at high efficiency / Publication in Physical Review Letters

A usual heat engine transforms heat into utilizable mechanical energy with the corresponding efficiency of an Otto engin…

A new series of protective sapphire windows for 1 micron optics that offer superior durability to zinc-sulfide and fused…

Originally published in 1970, the Handbook has undergone a number of revisions, updates and expansions since then and no…

A team of PML scientists and collaborators has achieved a five-fold reduction in the dominant uncertainty in an experime…

The LynXea series provide Time-Correlated Single Photon Counting for also the visible and near-infrared range.

High-Resolution Kinect System Records Subtlest Gestures and Activities

JDSU technology is a key component in Microsoft’s development of the unique and custom optical design for Kinect. The cu…

Athermal MWIR lenses provide greater application capability to commercial market

The athermal MWIR fixed focus objectives offer radiometric quality with superior optical MTF performance for large, high…

QUEST researchers have demonstrated: New method of precision spectroscopy allows unprecedented accuracy

Quantum logic spectroscopy – which is closely linked with the name of the 2012 Nobel prize laureate, David J. Wineland –…

Until now this technology has only been used in the Vis and NIR spectral range because the absorption of coating materia…

Higher uncoated transmission than Germanium

TECHSPEC IG6 IR Aspheric Lenses provide diffraction limited performance. The lenses feature a lower index of refraction…

The gold thin-film coatings are ideal for deposition on lightweight optical elements for applications where weight and p…