Completely secure, high-speed quantum communication, or even a model of quantum computer, may be among the possible appl…

circularly polarized room-temperature electroluminescence from spin-polarized light-emitting diodes

This behavior indicates the presence of spin-dependent nonlinear processes, which may allow the development of semicondu…

The MAIUS mission demonstrates that quantum optical sensors can be operated even in harsh environments like space – a pr…

First metalens to work across a continuous bandwidth allows new control of light

The team has developed the first flat lens that works within a continual bandwidth of colors, from blue to green. This b…

Latest generation system, available this quarter for shipment, solves larger problems faster

D-Wave's leap from 1000 qubits to 2000 qubits is a major technical achievement and an important advance for the emerging…

Industrial applications might include any form of laser materials processing that involves putting as much light as poss…

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…