For the first time, Professor Karimi’s team was able to clone the photons that transmit information, namely the single c…

The team constructed a proof-of-principle quantum simulator using a photon – a single particle of light – interacting wi…

The absorber relies on optical phenomena known as surface plasmon resonances, which are collective movements of free ele…

Professor Thomson and his team have created a new way to analyse these colours, using advanced photonic devices, such as…

The advancement of quantum computing faces a tremendous challenge in improving the reproducibility and robustness of qua…

Using an innovative method, University of Twente researchers have now managed to transmit no less than 10.5 bits of info…

New success for Konstanz physicists in studying the quantum vacuum

An important step towards a completely new experimental access to quantum physics has been made at University of Konstan…

Quantum coherence, also known as quantum superposition, is the most essential property that distinguishes quantum mechan…

At the 2017 Photonics West, TRIOPTICS GmbH will be introducing a centering test system for IR lens systems with significantly improved measurement quality.

The new OptiCentric® IR is characterized by its dual band measurement head that allows measurements in the VIS and MWIR…

Photon-blockade breakdown observed experimentally -- Theoretical predictions verified

One example of a phase transition at the quantum level is the photon-blockade breakdown, which was only discovered two

NeoSpectra Micro Offers Unprecedented NIR Spectral Range and High Performance for Food, Oil & Gas, Agriculture, Pharmaceutical, and Medical Applications

The device is small enough and thin enough to be incorporated into a smart phone case or designed into an existing mobil…

Physicists find a simple way to create black holes in the lab

Additionally, the underlying research may be useful for quantum technologies. Entanglement is one of the key ingredients…

By upping the pixels per inch, new material could enable more realistic virtual reality displays

The researchers report how combining the new liquid crystal with a special performance-enhancing electrode structure can…

The Free-space optical Inter-Rack nEtwork with high FLexibilitY — or Firefly — architecture is a joint project of Penn S…

The researchers’ paper, presenting a description of the method which enables complex optical devices to be designed on g…

With the addition of holographic diffusers or frosted glasses to wavefront modulators, KAIST researchers offer a simple and practical solution to significantly enhance the performance of 3D dynamic holographic displays by 2,600 times.

To create a 3D hologram that can be viewed without special equipment such as 3D glasses, the wavefront of light must be…

First demonstration of a metal-free metamaterial that can absorb electromagnetic energy

Efficiently absorbing energy from electromagnetic waves is an important property for many applications. For example, the…

Surprising direction-dependent effects emerge when light is guided in microscopic structures. This discovery shows promise for both classical and quantum information processing

Here, the spin of the light points along the axis of the rotor and is therefore oriented perpendicular to the propagatio…

Users now have available a highly capable and affordable digital dual-phase lock-in and chopper combination that

International technology group’s specialists and developers to detail new optical materials, research in technical presentations and an optical designer workshop

SCHOTT will display and demo its new IR broadband material IRG 27, which enables designers to realize new IR optical sys…